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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That doctor just so happens to have a daughter, who in Season 2 comes to get revenge on Joel for killing her dad.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s just so much respect for the professionalism of these guys.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
And his voice is just so beautiful, so unique, so mesmerizing.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Everything else, from the tornado that rips through town to the bitter rivalry between Staten and his former brother-in-law Davis (Eoin Macken), is just so much fodder for make-outs or break-ups.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s just so much respect for the professionalism of these guys.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
And his voice is just so beautiful, so unique, so mesmerizing.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Everything else, from the tornado that rips through town to the bitter rivalry between Staten and his former brother-in-law Davis (Eoin Macken), is just so much fodder for make-outs or break-ups.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just so
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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