all in one piece

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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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

Lily patted at Chicken like she was trying to check that he was all in one piece.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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