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Idiom

tick a lot of boxes

Meaning

Synonym of tick all the boxes.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“This new apartment ticks a lot of boxes for me.”

“The candidate ticked a lot of boxes, so we decided to invite her for a second interview.”

“While the proposal was not perfect, it ticked a lot of boxes regarding our long-term sustainability goals and budget requirements.”

Examples

simple

“This new apartment ticks a lot of boxes for me.”

contextual

“The candidate ticked a lot of boxes, so we decided to invite her for a second interview.”

complex

“While the proposal was not perfect, it ticked a lot of boxes regarding our long-term sustainability goals and budget requirements.”

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