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Adverb
six ways to Sunday (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, colloquial) Thoroughly, completely, in every way imaginable.
1997, David Twohy, Danielle Alexandra, G.I. Jane:He will fry me six ways to Sunday for sending daughters and young mothers off to war—and, quite possibly, for bringing them back in body bags.
2004, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, “The Ann Who Came to Dinner”, in Frasier, season 11, episode 13:If she chips so much as one of my porcelain piggies, I'll sue her six ways to Sunday!
2013, Heather Mitchell, “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner”, in Scandal, season 3, episode 2, spoken by President Fitzgerald Grant:I'm not lying, Sally. I had Jeannine Lock six ways to Sunday all over this White House. And after some soul searching on all of our parts I think my constituents are going to forgive me for it