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Sloppy as all get out
Meaning
- This describes something that is done with zero care or attention to detail. It is a way of saying that a person is being incredibly messy or lazy.
Critical, informal
Used in a sentence
- His paperwork was sloppy as all get out.
- That paint job is sloppy as all get out, and he missed all the corners.
- I cannot hire a contractor who works as sloppy as all get out.
The backstory
The phrase as all get out is a common intensifier in American English used to emphasize an adjective. It originated in the 19th century and remains a staple of folksy speech.
Heard in
The South, Midwest
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