All in one piece
all in one piece
adverb phrase
intact; unharmed: she came out of it in one piece
also, in one piece
entirely undamaged or unharmed, as in given all the airport delays and bad weather, we were glad to arrive all in one piece, or she was relieved when he returned from nepal in one piece. [ early 1800s ]
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to show : in “round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates. to use : swinburne often alliterates. to compose or arrange with : he alliterates the “w’s” in that line. historical examples members of the families in beowulf which we have reason to think historic bear names which alliterate […]
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- All joking aside
also, all kidding aside. seriously, as in i know i said i’d quit, but all joking aside this job is too much for one person, or all kidding aside, i hate to lose at croquet. this phrase often accompanies a joking statement.