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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And, um, and then the view from the other side was so wild and just so like vast, this sort of endless valley of rocks and boulders and cliffs.
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Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Her father was exacting, an alcoholic whose fine tweed suits and leather shoes had to be pressed and shined just so.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The real killer, though, is Nicholas Hoult’s Justin Kemp, a writer with a history of alcoholism who just so happens to be a member of the jury.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
This just so happens to be the family of the very woman James’ infidelity occurred with, leading to palpable tension.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Her father was exacting, an alcoholic whose fine tweed suits and leather shoes had to be pressed and shined just so.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The real killer, though, is Nicholas Hoult’s Justin Kemp, a writer with a history of alcoholism who just so happens to be a member of the jury.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
This just so happens to be the family of the very woman James’ infidelity occurred with, leading to palpable tension.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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