in spades

in spades
adverb
without question and beyond doubt
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it was decidedly too expensive

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she told him off in spades

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by all odds they should win

• Derived from adjective: ↑emphatic (for: ↑emphatically), ↑unquestionable (for: ↑unquestionably), ↑decided (for: ↑decidedly)

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adverb
Etymology: so called fr. the fact that spades are the highest suit in some card games (as bridge)

whether you realize it or not, you've got trouble — in spades — Jerry Bradley

have thought him a stinker, in spades, for many years — Inez Robb

it was a whirlwind romance, in spades — Larry Phelps

2. slang : without hesitation or glossing over : plainly, frankly, relentlessly

he gave it to me in spades and there was nothing I could deny

I was going to tell him off — in spades — Frank Bridges

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in spades (orig US sl)
1. Extremely, emphatically
2. To a great(er) extent
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Main Entry: ↑spade

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to a great degree, or in large amounts

Owen had talent in spades but barely any experience.

Thesaurus: extremelysynonym words used to describe large amounts and quantitiessynonym
Main entry: spade

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informal to a very high degree

he got his revenge now in spades

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: to a great degree : in large amounts

We've been having problems in spades.

His hard work and dedication were rewarded in spades.

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Main Entry: ↑spade

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in ˈspades idiom
(informal) in large amounts or to a great degree

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He'd got his revenge now, and in spades.

Main entry: ↑spadeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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