boots and all



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boots and all

With maximum effort or enthusiasm; completely and without restraint. Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. If we set about digging that trench boots and all, then we should be finished before lunchtime.
See also: all, and, boot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JÓZsuaYO-zhoo-awHungarian
Borislavbah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Lim-Chinese
HervÉ-French
AlgerAL-jərEnglish
Mihangel-Welsh