forty ways to Sunday



forty ways to Sunday

Thoroughly or completely; in every possible way; from every conceivable angle. Everyone had their money on the reigning champion, but he was beaten forty ways to Sunday by the newcomer. We researched the case forty ways to Sunday, but there didn't seem to be any way that we could win with the evidence at hand.
See also: forty, Sunday, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fay[fei]
Climacus-Late Roman
Honorine-French
NadÈGe-French
JosYAWSDutch
YuliaYOO-lee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian