Meaning of in spades | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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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