- followed it to the letter
- followed the directions in a complete and perfect manner, dotted his i's and crossed his t's
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The letter of the eight — was signed on 30 January, 2003, by the prime ministers for five of then fifteen members of the European Union in addition to three high representatives for the Central European countries that were to enter the union in 2004. It expressed indirect … Wikipedia
to the letter — adverb in every detail the new house suited them to a T • Syn: ↑to a T, ↑just right, ↑to perfection * * * STRICTLY, precisely, exactly, accurately, closely, faithfully, religiously, punctiliously, literally, verbatim, in every detail. → letter *… … Useful english dictionary
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