Dictionary of American Regional English

KK50

When something is planned out carefully, down to the last detail: “He had it all worked out ________.”

TO A T 149
DOWN TO A T 146
TO THE NTH DEGREE 71
NR 60
TO THE LAST LETTER 50
TO PERFECTION 43
PERFECTLY 38
TO THE LAST NOTCH 24
TO THE LAST DETAIL 21
DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL 18
TO THE LETTER 16
DOWN TO THE LAST MINUTE 15
IN DETAIL 15
DOWN TO A GNAT’S EYEBROW 14
PERFECT 14
DOWN TO A GNAT’S HEEL 12
THOROUGHLY 12
TO THE LAST T 10
COMPLETELY 9
TO A FINE POINT 9
TO A GNAT’S EYEBROW 9
TO THE T 9
DOWN PAT 8
TO THE MINUTE 8
DOWN TO A GNAT’S BRISTLE 7
DOWN TO THE LAST NOTCH 7
FINE AS FROG HAIR 7
FROM A TO 7
TO THE LAST MINUTE 7
DOWN TO A GNAT’S EYE 6
DOWN TO THE LAST LETTER 6
TO THE LAST DEGREE 6
TO THE LAST DITCH 6
BEFOREHAND 5
DOWN TO A FRAZZLE 5
DOWN TO A GNAT’S EAR 5
TO THE DOT ON THE LAST I 5
TO THE LAST DOT 5
TO THE LAST DROP 5
TO THE LAST IOTA 5
AHEAD OF TIME 4
DOWN TO A PINPOINT 4
DOWN TO THE LAST POINT 4
DOWN TO THE MINUTE 4
FINE 4
FROM START TO FINISH 4
METHODICALLY 4
MINUTELY 4
SYSTEMATICALLY 4
TO A GNAT’S BRISTLE 4
TO THE DOT 4
TO THE FINEST POINT 4
TO THE LAST INCH 4
TO THE LAST STRAW 4
ACCORDING TO HOYLE 3
BEFORE HAND 3
CAREFULLY 3
DOWN TO A POINT 3
DOWN TO THE LAST STRAW 3
IN ADVANCE 3
METICULOUSLY 3
ON PAPER 3
PRECISELY 3
TO A FINE LINE 3
TO THE DOT ON THE I 3
TO THE END 3
TO THE FINISH 3
TO THE LAST STITCH 3
ACCORDING TO PLAN 2
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE 2
DOWN TO A FINE POINT 2
DOWN TO A FRACTION 2
DOWN TO A GNAT-EYE 2
DOWN TO A GNAT’S ASS 2
DOWN TO A GNAT’S HAIR 2
DOWN TO A HAIR 2
DOWN TO PERFECTION 2
DOWN TO SCRATCH 2
DOWN TO THE FINE POINTS 2
DOWN TO THE GNAT’S EYE 2
DOWN TO THE LAST DROP 2
DOWN TO THE LAST INCH 2
DOWN TO THE LAST T 2
DOWN TO THE NTH DEGREE 2
DOWN TO THE T 2
EFFICIENTLY 2
EXACTLY 2
JUST SO 2
NICELY 2
RIGHT TO A T 2
RIGHT TO THE MINUTE 2
STEP BY STEP 2
TO A CAT’S WHISKER 2
TO A DEGREE 2
TO A FARE-THEE-WELL 2
TO A FARE-YOU-WELL 2
TO A FINISH 2
TO A FRAZZLE 2
TO A FROG’S HAIR 2
TO A GNAT’S EYELASH 2
TO A GNAT’S TAIL 2
TO THE FINE POINT 2
TO THE LAST DIGIT 2
TO THE LAST NAIL 2
TO THE LAST POINT 2
TO THE MINUTEST DETAIL 2
TO THE POINT 2
ACCURATELY 1
AHEAD 1
ALL BUT ONE POINT 1
ALL DOWN PAT 1
ALL FIGURED 1
ALL FIGURED TO A T 1
ALL MAPPED OUT 1
ALL THE WAY 1
BEAUTIFULLY 1
BEFORE HE DID IT 1
BEFORE HE STARTED 1
BIT BY BIT 1
BY THE NUMBERS 1
COMPLETE 1
CUT AND DRIED 1
DOTTED THE I’S AND CROSSED THE T’S 1
DOWN PACT 1
DOWN TO A BLUEPRINT 1
DOWN TO A EYEBROW 1
DOWN TO A FARE-THEE-WELL 1
DOWN TO A FARE-YOU-WELL 1
DOWN TO A FINISH 1
DOWN TO A FRAZ 1
DOWN TO A GNAT’S BALLS 1
DOWN TO A GNAT’S EYELASH 1
DOWN TO A GNAT’S EYEWINK 1
DOWN TO A GNAT’S PRICK 1
DOWN TO A NOTCH 1
DOWN TO BRASS TACKS 1
DOWN TO MINUTE 1
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM 1
DOWN TO THE BRICKS 1
DOWN TO THE DOT 1
DOWN TO THE DOT ON THE LAST I 1
DOWN TO THE END 1
DOWN TO THE FINAL STRETCH 1
DOWN TO THE GROUND 1
DOWN TO THE LAST 1
DOWN TO THE LAST BIT 1
DOWN TO THE LAST DOT 1
DOWN TO THE LAST HOLE 1
DOWN TO THE LAST ITEM 1
DOWN TO THE LAST LINE 1
DOWN TO THE LAST MUFFIN 1
DOWN TO THE LAST NAIL 1
DOWN TO THE LAST NAIL HOLE 1
DOWN TO THE LAST NUT AND BOLT 1
DOWN TO THE LAST PENNY 1
DOWN TO THE LAST PERIOD 1
DOWN TO THE LAST SCRATCH 1
DOWN TO THE LETTER 1
DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY 1
DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL 1
DOWN TO THE SPECIFICS 1
DOWN TO THE WIRE 1
EVERY DETAIL 1
EVERY JOT AND TITTLE 1
EVERYTHING WAS O.K. 1
EXACT 1
FINE AS A FROG HAIR 1
FINE AS FROG’S HAIR 1
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM 1
GOOD 1
GRAND 1
HAD HIS PROGRAM TOGETHER 1
HAD IT ALL DOWN PAT 1
HAD IT ALL WORKED OUT 1
HAD IT DOWN PAT 1
HAD IT IN THE BAG 1
HAD IT TAPED 1
HEEL 1
HIS PLANS 1
IN A NUTSHELL 1
IN DETAILS 1
IN HIS HEAD 1
IN MINUTE DETAIL 1
IT COME OUT RIGHT TO A T 1
JUST RIGHT 1
JUST TO THE LAST MINUTE 1
JUST TO THE MINUTE 1
LETTER PERFECT 1
LIKE A FINE-TOOTH COMB 1
LIKE A MAP 1
LIKE CLOCKWORK 1
LINE 1
“LOCK, STOCK, AND BARREL” 1
MAPPED OUT TO A T 1
METICULOUS 1
ON SCHEDULE 1
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT 1
PAT 1
PLANNED 1
PLANNED OUT 1
PLAY BY PLAY 1
PLOTTED OUT 1
POINT FOR POINT 1
PROHICKLY 1
RIGHT DOWN PAT 1
RIGHT DOWN TO PERFECTION 1
RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST NAILHEAD 1
RIGHT DOWN TO THE LETTER 1
RIGHT DOWN TO THE MINUTE 1
RIGHT DOWN TO THE NOTCH 1
RIGHT TO THE DEGREE 1
RIGHT TO THE DOT 1
RIGHT TO THE END 1
RIGHT TO THE LAST DETAIL 1
RIGHT TO THE PINPOINT 1
RIGHT UP TO PAR 1
SLICK AS A BUTTON 1
SLICK AS A WHISTLE 1
SO THERE WAS NO TROUBLE 1
T0 THE FINEST POINT 1
TO A COCK’S HAIR 1
TO A FARE-YE-WELL 1
TO A FRIZZLE 1
TO A FROG’S BREADTH 1
TO A GNAT’S EAR 1
TO A GNAT’S EYE 1
TO A HAIR 1
TO A JOT AND A TITTLE 1
TO A LAST T 1
TO A LETTER 1
TO A MINUTE 1
TO A NIT’S EYE 1
TO A PERFECTION 1
TO A PINPOINT 1
TO A SCIENCE 1
TO DETAIL 1
TO EVERY DETAIL 1
TO HIS OWN SATISFACTION 1
TO SPECS 1
TO THE BONE 1
TO THE BROWN 1
TO THE FINAL DEGREE 1
TO THE FINE POINTS 1
TO THE FRACTION 1
TO THE LAST 1
TO THE LAST BOTCH 1
TO THE LAST CIPHER 1
TO THE LAST END 1
TO THE LAST GO-AROUND 1
TO THE LAST IDEA 1
TO THE LAST INFINITE DETAIL 1
TO THE LAST ITEM 1
TO THE LAST LINE 1
TO THE LAST LITTLE DOT 1
TO THE LAST LITTLE POINT 1
TO THE LAST NTH DEGREE 1
TO THE LAST PERIOD 1
TO THE LAST PINPOINT 1
TO THE LAST SCRATCH 1
TO THE LAST STEP 1
TO THE LAST WORD 1
TO THE LETTER A 1
TO THE MINUTE DETAIL 1
TO THE SECOND 1
TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL 1
TO THE VERY LAST 1
T’S CROSSED AND THE I’S DOTTED 1
UP TO THE LAST DETAIL 1
VERY CAREFULLY 1
WITHOUT A DOUBT 1
WRAPPED IT UP GOOD 1

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