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Henry74 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

To a T.

Hi everyone,

I understand that this phrase means "perfectly"; but why? What does "T" stand for to give the phrase that meaning?

Thank you
H.
  

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Brewer's Phrase and Fable says it's from the T-square used by carpenters and such to make things square. Things "fit to a T". Very often we can't know how sayings arose, but Brewer's explanation doesn't seem too far fetched.

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  • Brewer's Phrase and Fable says it's from the T-square used by carpenters and such to make things square.
  • Things "fit to a T".
  • Very often we can't know how sayings arose, but Brewer's explanation doesn't seem too far fetched.
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Brewer's Phrase and Fable says it's from the T-square used by carpenters and such to make things square. Things "fit to a T". Very often we can't know how sayings arose, but Brewer's explanation doesn't seem too far fetched.
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Yes, that definitely makes sense.

Thank you.
H.
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