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to a fare-thee-well
to a fare-thee-well
1. To a state or condition of utmost perfection or completion. Her new house is absolutely gorgeous! They've designed it to a fare-thee-well.
2. To the greatest or furthest degree possible. After the economy crashed, the government began whittling down social welfare to a fare-thee-well. The home team trounced their opponents, beating them to a fare-thee-well.
to a fare-thee-well
To the most extreme degree, especially a condition of perfection. For example, We've cleaned the house to a fare-thee-well, or He played the part of martyr to a fare-thee-well. This term first appeared as to a fare-you-well in the late 1800s, and the more archaic-sounding present form replaced it about 1940.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Oswald | | AHZ-wawld (English), AWS-vahlt (German) | English, German, Anglo-Saxon |
Kristiina | | KREES-tee:-nah (Finnish) | Finnish, Estonian |
Laurencia | | - | English (Rare) |
Manju | | - | Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu |
Ceri (2) | | KE-ri | Welsh |
Genowefa | | ge-naw-VE-fah | Polish |