all in one piece
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A workaholic mother hires a popular consultant to get her family through the holidays all in one piece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2019
It comprises the neck, shoulder, front shank and some ribs, all in one piece; basically, the front part of the lamb, cleaved in two.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2014
"That way you can get rid of the ship all in one piece," he explains.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2012
"A large part of the plane has been found, all in one piece, and human bodies have also been found," she told Radio France Inter.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2011
But since it was the Herdmans, most people just said how lucky Mrs. McCluskey was to get Howard back all in one piece, and that was that.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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