"to a tick" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} to a tick
  1. Exactly; perfectly; to a T.
    Sense id: en-to_a_tick-en-prep_phrase-2gTHD0wS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Lord John rose and shook him by the hand. \"My sentiment to a tick,\" said he.",
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