tick all the boxes

tick all the boxes
ˌtick all the/sb's ˈboxes idiom
(BrE, informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb

This is a movie that ticks all the boxes.

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  • tick all the right boxes — To meet or fit the criteria or expectations. For example, This product ticked all the right boxes for me , or That applicant s interview didn t go so well; it didn t tick any of my boxes …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • tick all somebody's boxes — ˌtick all the/sb s ˈboxes idiom (BrE, informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb • This is a movie that ticks all the boxes. Main entry: ↑tickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • tick all/a lot of the boxes — ► to have the right qualities to be a good choice or solution: »This rescue deal ticks all the right boxes. Main Entry: ↑tick …   Financial and business terms

  • tick all boxes — tick all/a lot of the boxes ► to have the right qualities to be a good choice or solution: »This rescue deal ticks all the right boxes. Main Entry: ↑tick …   Financial and business terms

  • tick a lot of the boxes — tick all/a lot of the boxes ► to have the right qualities to be a good choice or solution: »This rescue deal ticks all the right boxes. Main Entry: ↑tick …   Financial and business terms

  • tick — I. /tɪk / (say tik) noun 1. a slight, sharp recurring click or beat, as of a clock. 2. Colloquial a moment or instant: hang on just a tick. 3. a small mark, as a hooked, sloping dash (formed by two strokes at an acute angle) serving to draw… …  

  • tick — The smallest allowable increment of price movement for a contract. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The minimum allowable price fluctuation (up or down) for a futures contract. Different contracts have different size ticks. Ticks can be stated in… …   Financial and business terms

  • Tick — Refers to the minimum change in price a security can have, either up or down. Related: point. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. tick tick 1 [tɪk] noun [countable] 1. a mark that you put next to an answer to show that it is correct… …   Financial and business terms

  • tick the right boxes —    If something ticks all the right boxes, it is perfect for you because it meets all your criteria.     We re in luck! We visited an apartment today that ticks all the right boxes! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • The Doodlebops — Live! in Ottawa, Ontario April 2006. Background information Origin …   Wikipedia

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