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letter

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CHAIN LETTER, NIGHT LETTER, TO THE LETTER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[chain letter] {n.} A letter which each person receiving it is asked to copy and send to several others. * /Most chain letters die out quickly./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[to 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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