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safe and sound

Idioms  

  1. Out of danger and unharmed, as in It was a challenging climb, so I'm relieved they got home safe and sound. [c. 1300]

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To return home to her safe and sound.

From Literature

Maybe if he does, you can come back from Canada safe and sound.

From Literature

Multiple sources told AFP on Thursday that the bar owners are French nationals: a couple originally from Corsica who, according to a relative, are safe and sound, but who have been unreachable since the tragedy.

From Barron's

Senegal's foreign ministry said in a statement that Embaló landed in the country "safe and sound" on a chartered military flight late on Thursday.

From BBC

For she would not be content until she could see with her own eyes that all three children were safe and sound, and preferably doing something educational.

From Literature

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