Be as (something) as all get-out In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be as (something) as all get-out", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-05-03 02:05

Meaning of Be as (something) as all get-out

Synonyms:

in the extreme , as hell

Be as (something) as all get-out phrase

Said to stress a description of a quality or feeling, especially an unpleasant one.

 

I thought that movie was as boring as all get-out, but the kids loved it.

Oh man, I couldn't sleep a wink last night.—I'm as tired as all get-out now.

This kind of experiment seems to be as cruel as all get-out.

Origin of Be as (something) as all get-out

The phrase originates in the late nineteenth century without the word all (e.g., as getout). One of the first instances of its current form in print is the American novel Huckleberry Finn. 

 

The Origin Cited: Grammarist .
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