just so
idiom
1
: in a particular way
They feel they have to dress just so to be popular.
2
: arranged in a very neat and tidy way
Everything in her house has to be just so or she gets upset.
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The reception has been beyond belief for me, and it’s been just so enjoyable.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Not Just a Goof, the new Disney+ documentary telling the story behind the making of 1995's A Goofy Movie, looks back at all the details that had to line up just so to create the cult classic.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, taxes and the tax code are just so complicated that most of us don’t follow the details.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Aimee Lou is just so sweet and so wise beyond her years.
—Anaja I. Smith, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Not Just a Goof, the new Disney+ documentary telling the story behind the making of 1995's A Goofy Movie, looks back at all the details that had to line up just so to create the cult classic.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, taxes and the tax code are just so complicated that most of us don’t follow the details.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Aimee Lou is just so sweet and so wise beyond her years.
—Anaja I. Smith, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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