fare-thee-well
Americannoun
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a state of perfection.
The meal was done to a fare-thee-well.
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the maximum effect; fullest measure or extent.
an actress who plays each scene to a fare-thee-well.
noun
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In 500 years, fantasy California-style has been refined and marketed to a fare-thee-well, so much so that tourism is the second-biggest moneymaker in both places.
From Los Angeles Times
Think of them as you would your home movies — if those were polled and focus-grouped to a fare-thee-well.
From Los Angeles Times
Cook was simultaneously playing to Donald Trump in a fare-thee-well, enabling Apple to avoid getting caught up in the most bruising of the former president’s tariffs against China.
From Washington Post
The former is a lovely sentiment, and the latter is disrespectful of their clear boundaries and guilt-trippy to a fare-thee-well, and awareness can make all the difference.
From Washington Post
Sure enough, less than an hour and a half later, here came Geraldo Rivera, one of Trump’s ardent protectors, illustrating her point to a fare-thee-well.
From Seattle Times
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