to the letter

English

to the letter (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Literally, exactly, following the rules as written.
You should follow what your boss said to the letter. Otherwise, you'll lose your job.
- 2011, Phil McNulty, “Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England”, in BBC News‎:
  Capello warned his players that caution was not an option as they went in search of the result that would take England to Euro 2012. And his message was carried out to the letter in the opening exchanges as England played with a tempo and threat Montenegro struggled to subdue.

idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written

Burmese: တစ်သဝေမတိမ်း (my) (tacsa.wema.tim:)
Catalan: a la lletra, al peu de la lletra
Cherokee: ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ (ditlilostanv)
Chinese:
Mon:အတိုၚ်လိက်ဂှ်, အတိုၚ်အက္ခရ်ဂှ်
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kirjaimellisesti (fi)
French: à la lettre (fr), au pied de la lettre (fr), à la virgule près (fr)
Galician: ao pé da letra
German: bis ins Kleinste (de)
Italian: alla lettera
Japanese: 細大を漏らさず (saidai o morasazu)
Korean: 글자 그대로 (geulja geudaero)
Luxembourgish: wuertwiertlech
Norwegian: til punkt og prikke
Polish: dosłownie (pl), co do joty (pl)
Portuguese: ao pé da letra (pt), à letra
Spanish: a la letra, al pie de la letra (es), a pies juntillas (es), al dedillo, a rajatabla, a la ley
Swedish: till punkt och pricka (sv)
Turkish: harfiyen (tr), harfi harfine