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To the ultimate degree, as in She made him furious as all getout . The American writer Joseph C. Neal had it in his Character Sketches (1838): âWe look as elegant and as beautiful as get out.â Today it always includes all . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1800s]Discover More
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Grace Huntington was hired in the story department in 1936, and was gutsy as all getoutâas an amateur aviator, she set altitude records.
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âCarrying 88 rounds is heavy as all getout, Iâll tell you.â
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