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in rare form

in rare form prepositional phrase: operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme.
    • He's usually quite confrontational anyway, but he's in rare form today so watch out.

Forms of in rare form

alternative formon rare form

Questions about in rare form

What does in rare form mean?
In rare form means operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme.
What part of speech is in rare form?
In rare form is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in rare form in the dictionary

  1. in question
  2. in quick sticks
  3. in quick succession
  4. in rag order
  5. in rags
  6. in rare form
  7. in re
  8. in reach
  9. in reaction
  10. in real life
  11. in reality

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