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to a fare-thee-well

to a fare-thee-well prepositional phrase: to the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) To the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.
    • "She's all dolled up to a fare-you-well to-night," continued Clark.1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “(please specify the page)”, in Tales of the Jazz Age, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC
    • It will do little for the future of immunization to prepare excellent vaccines, test them to a fare-thee-well for safety and efficacy, and then not insure that they are adequately used.1961, Geoffrey Edsall, “The Future of Immunization”, in Public Health Reports, volume 76, number 9, page 816

Forms of to a fare-thee-well

alternative formto a fare-you-well
alternative formto a fare you well
alternative formto a fine fare-thee-well
alternative formto a fare thee well

Questions about to a fare-thee-well

What does to a fare-thee-well mean?
To a fare-thee-well means to the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.
What part of speech is to a fare-thee-well?
To a fare-thee-well is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to a fare-thee-well in the dictionary

  1. to a "T"
  2. to a degree
  3. to a desire
  4. to a fare thee well
  5. to a fare you well
  6. to a fare-thee-well
  7. to a fare-you-well
  8. to a fault
  9. to a fine fare-thee-well
  10. to a first approximation
  11. to a great extent

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