to the letter

idiom

: exactly or precisely
obey the law to the letter

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Few people have attempted to perform Vexations, which fits on a single page, to the letter of Satie's strange instructions, but Levit is doing it twice. Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Trouble is, the unnecessary roughness call and Anderson’s earlier roughing the passer penalty were affirmed as correct to the letter of the rules by NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson in an interview on the NFL Network. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 Crockett said the state has not responded to the letter, sent to Texas Public Health Commissioner Jennifer Shuford. Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2025 Criswell has not publicly responded to the letter but supported the state throughout the disaster. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for to the letter 

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“To the letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20letter. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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