twice over

twice over
twice over
Twice (emphatically)
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Main Entry:twice

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twice over/three times etc over/ phrase
doing something twice three times etc

enough nuclear weapons to destroy all life on Earth ten times over

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Main entry: over

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twice ˈover idiom
not just once but twice

There was enough of the drug in her stomach to kill her twice over.

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  • twice — [[t]twa͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv, ADV n If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. He visited me twice that fall and called me on the telephone often... The government has twice declined to back the …   English dictionary

  • over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • over — o|ver1 [ ouvər ] function word *** Over can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or a pronoun): a bridge over the river Two men were fighting over her. (followed by a number or amount): It happened over a hundred… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • over — I [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)[/t]] POSITION AND MOVEMENT ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, over is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Over is also used in phrasal verbs such as hand over and glaze over .) …   English dictionary

  • over — I UK [ˈəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈoʊvər] adverb, preposition *** Summary: Over can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or a pronoun): a bridge over the river ♦ Two men were fighting over her. (followed by a number or amount) …   English dictionary

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