Meanings
- colloquialidiomaticnot comparableThoroughly, completely, in every way imaginable.
If she chips so much as one of my porcelain piggies, I'll sue her six ways to Sunday!
2004, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, “The Ann Who Came to Dinner”, in Frasier, season 11, episode 132 more examples
He will fry me six ways to Sunday for sending daughters and young mothers off to war—and, quite possibly, for bringing them back in body bags.
1997, David Twohy, Danielle Alexandra, G.I. JaneI'm not lying, Sally. I had Jeannine Lock six ways to Sunday all over this White House. And after some soul searching on all of our parts I think my constituents are going to forgive me for it
2013, Heather Mitchell, “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner”, in Scandal, season 3, episode 2, spoken by President Fitzgerald GrantSynonyms: all the way to Sunday, every way to Sunday, nine ways to Sunday, six ways for Sunday, six ways from Sunday, six ways till Sunday, ten ways from Sunday, ten ways to Sunday
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbThoroughly, completely, in every way imaginable.
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