all the way
Idioms-
Also, the whole way . The entire distance, from start to finish, as in He ran all the way home , or The baby cried the whole way home . [Late 1700s]
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Completely, as in I'm on your side all the way . [First half of 1900s]
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See go all the way .
Example Sentences
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The girl gave a happy yelp, not unlike a fox kit, and they carried on down the road, hand in hand, swinging their filthy prize and sack of rubbish all the way.
From Literature
For biology, chemistry, or environmental science, he warned that finding a decent job often required studying all the way to a doctorate.
From BBC
"I agree, USA all the way," be said, "but all the people who are cheering, make sure you put skin in the game."
From BBC
Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.
In September 1812, Napoleon's army swept through it all the way to the Russian capital.
From BBC
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