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Idiom

well and truly

Meaning

Completely; utterly; without doubt.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I am well and truly lost in this city.”

“After the heavy rain ruined our picnic, we were well and truly soaked by the time we reached the car.”

“The project was well and truly finished, yet the team remained in the office to double-check every minor detail before the final deadline.”

Examples

simple

“I am well and truly lost in this city.”

contextual

“After the heavy rain ruined our picnic, we were well and truly soaked by the time we reached the car.”

complex

“The project was well and truly finished, yet the team remained in the office to double-check every minor detail before the final deadline.”

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