all get-out

all get-out
\\ˌȯl(ˌ)gid.ˈau̇t, -ˌged.-, (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
slang : the extreme (as of extent, degree, quality, or condition) encountered or conceivable — used in comparisons to suggest something superlative

a handbag big as all get-outNew Yorker

stubborn as all get-out

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noun, always used after an adjective
US informal : very or extremely

The café was (as) busy as all get-out [=was extremely busy] this afternoon.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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