Meaning of in spades | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In large quantities; to a high degree; to excess, without restraint.
   idiomatic
2. Beyond doubt.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Last⟳ year we harvested almost no potatoes, but this year we're getting them in spades.”

“"He is three times that bad in spades," I said. "He ain't washed his socks in four months for one thing," […]”

“Character the hotel has in spades. It begins at the parking lot, where bison roam.”

“This caution hurt⟳ JPMorgan's profits at the time but paid off in spades in 2009, as the bank earned $8.5 billion in the first three quarters.”

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