Meaning & use
to a T
Precisely and exactly, with every detail correct.
See it in a sentence
Her costume matched the character's description perfectly, right down to a T.
She followed the recipe to a T and it turned out perfectly.
A note on using this word
The idiom is properly written "to a T," not "to the T"; some trace the phrase to the precision of the T-square drafting tool.
Words with a similar meaning
preciselyexactly
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