tick all the boxes
verb/ˈtɪk ɔːl ðə ˈbɒksɪz/
Etymology
An allusion to check marks made beside each of the items in a checklist.
Definitions
To fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list
To fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.
- As a presidential candidate, Sherzai ticked all the boxes. He is Pashtun; . . . he has the necessary respect . . . ; and he possesses a national reputation.
- But he not only ticks all the boxes mentioned by Mr. Martins — musical responsiveness, use of the ballet vocabulary, a striking sense of spatial architecture — he also shows, in this work, much more.
- "If he continues ticking all the boxes and progressing and improving as he is, I don't think it will be long before he's on top."
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA