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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