Phrase guide

to a fare-thee-well

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

To the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • 2007, Steve Forbes, Fact and Comment: Unindicted Blunderer, Forbes, 17 Sep., Market participants are painfully learning the limits to slicing and dicing mortgages to a fine fare-thee-well.

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