to the letter

ATTENTIONpaying exact attention to the details of something 丝毫不差，不折不扣

I followed the instructions to the letter, but it still wouldn’t work.

我严格按照说明去做，但还是不行。

Examples from the Corpus

to the letter• Prion arguments were consigned to the letters columns of scientific journals.• She thinks recipes must be followed to the letter.• She could only do that if he kept her secrets and obeyed her instructions to the letter.• Marc's protocol was observed to the letter after Jimmy's rashness.• Nasty cop, nice cop: they were following procedure to the letter.• He returned to the letter he had begun typing earlier.• She returned to the letter in her hand, turning it over in her slender fingers before opening it.• A month afterwards the teams will be sent out to discover whether retailers are sticking to the letter of the law.• You must follow these to the letter or you may have to pay private charges.

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单词	to the letter
释义	to the letter to the letter ATTENTIONpaying exact attention to the details of something 丝毫不差，不折不扣 I followed the instructions to the letter, but it still wouldn’t work. 我严格按照说明去做，但还是不行。 Examples from the Corpus to the letter• Prion arguments were consigned to the letters columns of scientific journals.• She thinks recipes must be followed to the letter.• She could only do that if he kept her secrets and obeyed her instructions to the letter.• Marc's protocol was observed to the letter after Jimmy's rashness.• Nasty cop, nice cop: they were following procedure to the letter.• He returned to the letter he had begun typing earlier.• She returned to the letter in her hand, turning it over in her slender fingers before opening it.• A month afterwards the teams will be sent out to discover whether retailers are sticking to the letter of the law.• You must follow these to the letter or you may have to pay private charges. → to the letter at letter1(1)
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