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- adj. (used informally especially for emphasis)
Examples
“So much so, that they end up telling a body of Democrats “Barack Obama is going to beef up operations in Afghanistan!” after a political campaign in which Barack Obama promised to beef up operations in Afghanistan, and they honest-to-god expect that Barack Obama supporters are going to be aghast.”
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“We had an actual, honest-to-god, pashing seat, in the toi toi bushes.”
“There are honest-to-god exposition boxes dramatically describing how “For the first time, no witty phrase leaves his mouth – for the first time, he realizes What Is At Stake.””
“Now, the duo have released chapters five and six of their ongoing saga in honest-to-god paper comic book form after a lengthy hiatus.”
“If I can get genuine honest-to-god Windows 7 Ultimate for $100-150 on top of my Vista install, I'll do it with a smile.”
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“Some prefer to the goofy ridiculousness of Planet Terror (which is essentially a straight-up comedy/spoof), and others get more out of what Tarantino created, with is an honest-to-god grindhouse flick.”
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“However you slice it, it's an honest-to-god wrist computer.”
“With its heavy reliance on archival footage (news clips, congressional hearing) it almost felt like a real honest-to-god documentary (though let's not fool ourselves -- this was pure reality TV).”
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“But Bush actually backing up that blueblooded entitlement in a real, honest-to-god, ‘broken nose, pissing blood, requiring multiple stiches’ fight?”
“Chris: The latest entry in Drawn & Quarterly's Petit Livre series of books features real, honest-to-god prayers to God, found and illustrated by Christian Northeast.”
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