Meaning of honest-to-goodness | Babel Free
Examples
“Is the clam chowder made with honest-to-goodness clams?”
“[']I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.' 'Superman?' Clevinger cried. 'Superman?' 'Supraman,' Yossarian corrected.”
“At first glance⟳, Lincoln seemed caught in a time warp—a place⟳ of 1930s tourist cabins and Mom-and-Pop diners where one could get⟳ honest-to-goodness milk shakes, made in a blender with real ice cream.”
“Captain Mark⟳ heard about it; and dropped in after school to commend his protege. "Young lady, that's the most honest-to-goodness useful thing I ever heard hail from a schoolroom!"”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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