follow my instructions to the letter

  • 1to the letter —    If you follow instructions or directions to the letter, you do exactly as is told or written.     Although she followed the instructions to the letter, she couldn t get the DVD player to work …

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  • 2to the letter — slightly formal if you follow instructions or obey rules to the letter, you do exactly what you are told to do. I followed the instructions to the letter but I still couldn t get it to work …

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  • 3to the letter — {adv. phr.} With nothing done wrong or left undone; exactly; precisely. * /He carried out his orders to the letter./ * /When writing a test you should follow the instructions to the letter./ Compare: TO A T …

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  • 4to the letter — {adv. phr.} With nothing done wrong or left undone; exactly; precisely. * /He carried out his orders to the letter./ * /When writing a test you should follow the instructions to the letter./ Compare: TO A T …

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  • 5to\ the\ letter — adv. phr. With nothing done wrong or left undone; exactly; precisely. He carried out his orders to the letter. When writing a test you should follow the instructions to the letter. Compare: to a t …

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  • 6letter — let‧ter [ˈletə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail: • Please sign the letter and mail it back within two weeks. alloˈcation ˌletter also alˈlotment ˌletter FINANCE a letter… …

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  • 7The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot — by Robert Arthur is the second in the Three Investigators series.Plot summarySeven talking parrots have vanished into thin air,with the Three Investigators in hot pursuit. Together,the birds can repeat a mysterious coded message frombeyond the… …

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  • 8The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 9The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …

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  • 10The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

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