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Honest-to-god   /ˈɑnəst-tu-gɑd/   Listen
Honest-to-god

adjective
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(used informally especially for emphasis).  Synonyms: honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough.  "Had us a high old time" , "Went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"






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"Honest-to-god" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Did I honest-to-God study medicine? It's the last thing I'd think about. It's an honest trade, I guess, but I've never ...
— The Planet Savers • Marion Zimmer Bradley

... disinherited, they began preparing Gramps' breakfast, which would presently be served to him in bed, on a tray. They tried to be cheerful about it. The toughest part of the job was having to handle the honest-to-God eggs and bacon and oleomargarine, on which Gramps spent so much of ...
— The Big Trip Up Yonder • Kurt Vonnegut



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