fare-thee-well

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So -- happy at last -- parsecs away and years away -- I wish my old friend a hearty fare-thee-well -- and

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  1. noun A condition of utmost perfection: played the part of the martyr to a fare-thee-well.
  2. noun The most extreme degree: beat his opponent in the match to a veritable fare-thee-well.

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  • The same fruity, nutty, seedy notes pop up too often: during one meal I felt tyrannized by pomegranate, antioxidized to a fare-thee-well. —  Eater
  • -- "Betwixt" -- "Horsefeathers" -- "That's capital" -- "That's a fine fare-thee-well" —  California Chronicle
  • And in his fare-thee-well interview, he had the audacity to state that he inherited these problems. —  CTV News RSS Feed
  • The economy is diving into recession or worse, and as usual investors are not rushing to invest; just look at the banks, who have been subsidized to a fare-thee-well by the "Big Men" who run our fair country; these banks are still just sitting on the money the Big Men say "We the People" gave them. —  NYT > Home Page
  • When not prepped and rehearsed to a fare-thee-well, McCain freezes and looks momentarily like a doddering old man. —  Jason Clarke's meta feed
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  1. From fare thee well, may it go well with you, good-bye.
 

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