Other words meaning ‘entirely’—for example, “He’s Irish ________.”
| THROUGH AND THROUGH | 422 |
| ONE HUNDRED PERCENT | 88 |
| ALL THE WAY | 82 |
| NR | 74 |
| TO THE CORE | 69 |
| COMPLETELY | 37 |
| ALL THE WAY THROUGH | 33 |
| ALL IRISH | 29 |
| TO THE BONE | 29 |
| FULL-BLOODED | 26 |
| CLEAR THROUGH | 24 |
| TO THE BACKBONE | 18 |
| AS PADDY’S PIG | 14 |
| ALL THROUGH | 10 |
| ALTOGETHER | 8 |
| FROM HEAD TO TOE | 8 |
| FULL-BLOODED IRISH | 8 |
| PURE IRISH | 8 |
| CLEAN THROUGH | 6 |
| TO THE HILT | 6 |
| FULL-BLOODED IRISHMAN | 5 |
| THROUGHOUT | 5 |
| AS PAT MURPHY’S PIG | 4 |
| FULL-BLOOD | 4 |
| THOROUGHBRED | 4 |
| ALL | 3 |
| ALL OVER | 3 |
| AS PAT’S PIG | 3 |
| ENTIRELY | 3 |
| EVERY BIT | 3 |
| FROM THE WORD GO | 3 |
| FROM TOP TO BOTTOM | 3 |
| FULL-BLOOD IRISH | 3 |
| OUT AND OUT | 3 |
| PADDY’S PIG | 3 |
| TO THE END | 3 |
| AS PATTY’S PIG | 2 |
| BORN | 2 |
| COMPLETELY IRISH | 2 |
| DOWN TO HIS TOES | 2 |
| DYED-IN-THE-WOOL | 2 |
| EVERY BIT OF HIM | 2 |
| EVERY INCH | 2 |
| FROM HEAD TO FOOT | 2 |
| FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS TOES | 2 |
| FROM STEM TO STERN | 2 |
| FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO THE TIP OF HIS TOES | 2 |
| FULL IRISH | 2 |
| INSIDE AND OUT | 2 |
| PERIOD | 2 |
| RIGHT DOWN TO HIS TOENAILS | 2 |
| THOROUGHBRED IRISHMAN | 2 |
| TOTALLY | 2 |
| UTTERLY | 2 |
| ABSOLUTE | 1 |
| ALL BOY | 1 |
| ALL DEMOCRAT | 1 |
| ALL IRISHMAN | 1 |
| ALL THE WAY BACK | 1 |
| ALL THE WAY FULL | 1 |
| AS A MAP OF IRELAND | 1 |
| AS HE CAN BE | 1 |
| AS IRISH CAN BE | 1 |
| AS MICKY’S MOTHER | 1 |
| AS MURPHY’S PIG | 1 |
| AS THE DAY IS LONG | 1 |
| BLOOD | 1 |
| BLUE-BLOOD IRISH | 1 |
| BODY AND SOUL | 1 |
| BORN AND BRED | 1 |
| BRED | 1 |
| BRED IN THE BONE | 1 |
| CAST-IRON | 1 |
| CLEAR TO THE BONE | 1 |
| CLEAR TO THE CORE | 1 |
| COMPLETELY IRISHMAN | 1 |
| DESCENT | 1 |
| DEVILISH | 1 |
| DOWN THE LINE | 1 |
| DOWN TO HIS TOENAILS | 1 |
| DOWN TO THE MARROW | 1 |
| EVEN IN HIS LITTLE TOE | 1 |
| EVERY INCH OF THE WAY | 1 |
| FROM BEGINNING TO END | 1 |
| FROM BOTTOM UP | 1 |
| FROM THE HEAD DOWN | 1 |
| FROM THE INSIDE OUT | 1 |
| FROM THE OLD SOD | 1 |
| FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD DOWN TO THE SOLE OF HIS FEET | 1 |
| FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO HIS FEET | 1 |
| FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS TOES | 1 |
| FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO THE SOLE OF HIS FEET | 1 |
| FROM TIP TO TOE | 1 |
| FULL OF IRISH | 1 |
| FULL-BLOODED MICK | 1 |
| FULL-BLOODIED IRISH | 1 |
| FULL-BRED IRISH | 1 |
| FULL-STOCK | 1 |
| FULLY | 1 |
| HEART AND SOUL | 1 |
| HE’S CAST-IRON | 1 |
| HUNDRED PER CENT | 1 |
| IF EVER ANYONE WAS | 1 |
| IN EVERY RESPECT | 1 |
| IN FULL | 1 |
| MAP OF IRELAND ALL OVER HIS FACE | 1 |
| ON BOTH SIDES | 1 |
| OUTRIGHT | 1 |
| PAT’S PIG | 1 |
| PERSONIFIED | 1 |
| PLUM THROUGH | 1 |
| PURE FRENCHMAN | 1 |
| PUREBLOOD | 1 |
| PUREBRED | 1 |
| PURESTOCK | 1 |
| RIGHT THROUGH | 1 |
| RIGHT TO THE CORE | 1 |
| SOLID | 1 |
| STEM TO STERN | 1 |
| TEE-TOTALLY | 1 |
| THICK | 1 |
| THOROUGHLY | 1 |
| THOROUGHLY IRISH | 1 |
| TO HIS TEETH | 1 |
| TO THE CORELINE | 1 |
| TO THE GILLS | 1 |
| TO THE HIDES | 1 |
| TO THE LAST DROP OF BLOOD | 1 |
| TO THE TIP OF HIS TOES | 1 |
| TRULY IRISH | 1 |
| UP AND DOWN | 1 |
| UP TO HIS CHIN | 1 |
| WAY BACK | 1 |
| WAY THROUGH | 1 |
| WHOLLY | 1 |
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