(It's) just what you need.

(It's) just what you need.
That's all someone needs. & It's all someone needs. & (It's) just what you need. & That's just what you need.
Someone does not need that at all.; That's the last straw! (Always sarcastic. The

someone

can be a person's name or a pronoun.) •

Jane: The dog died and the basement is just starting to flood. Fred: That's all we need.

Sally: Bill, the check you wrote to the Internal Revenue Service was returned. There's no more money in the bank. Bill: That's all we need.

Bob: On top of having too many bills to pay, now I have car trouble! Mary: That's just what you need!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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