Idiom
as all get-out
Meaning
Extremely; to a superlative degree; very much.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That movie was scary as all get-out.”
“After running the marathon, my legs were sore as all get-out.”
“The summer heat had grown oppressive as all get-out, driving the villagers to seek shade beneath the ancient oaks by the river.”
Examples
simple
“That movie was scary as all get-out.”
contextual
“After running the marathon, my legs were sore as all get-out.”
complex
“The summer heat had grown oppressive as all get-out, driving the villagers to seek shade beneath the ancient oaks by the river.”
Key words
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