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to the backbone

Through and through; thoroughly; entirelyThrough and through; thoroughly; entirely.

» He is an American to the backbone.

Er ist mit jeder Faser ein Amerikaner. — samueldora

Er ist durch und durch Amerikaner. — raggione

Он американец до мозга костей. — Balamax

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Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)Through and through; thoroughly; entirely.

Examples

1 sentences

He is an American to the backbone.
ruОн американец до мозга костей. — Balamax
deEr ist mit jeder Faser ein Amerikaner. — samueldora
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Synonyms

20 synonyms

to the bone to the core all the way from soup to nuts in excelsis to the brim to the full to the gills to the gunnels to the hilt to the marrow to the max to the nines to the nth degree

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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