as all get-out

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Adverb

as all get-out (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, simile) Extremely; to a superlative degree; very much.
    • 1955 December 31, Billboard, page 9:
      Miss Collins looks pretty as all get out on a club floor, much more so than a frequent TV camera shot would lead you to suppose.
    • 1968 October 12, Paul Zindel, chapter 10, in The Pigman:
      John and I got over to the house around eight o’clock and were all set to watch a television show when we noticed Mr. Pignati was sad as all get out.

Usage notes

Always pronounced with stress on get.