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in spades in the best or most extreme way possible; extravagantly. He flunked the test in spades. He succeeded at life in spades—honors degree, great career, rich wife, lovely children, and early retirement. See also: spade in spades (mainly American) in large amounts or to a very great degree The thing that you absolutely must have for this job is confidence - and Adam has it in spades. I don't get colds often, but when I do I get them in spades. See also: spade in spades in large amounts or to a very great degree He complained that Allan had stolen some of his ideas, but Silverman didn't mention that he had done the same in spades. All Freya really wanted was results, and results were what I gave her – in spades. See also: spade How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For all the beer and party action that was soaked up over the SXSW weekend, everyone involved earned it in spades because, as Shane Baker put it, "When I really think about it, we're putting on our own little rock festival and it's a lot of fucking work. Lopez practiced by dancing full-out through all the "deals" and finale in rehearsals, just to build up the necessary stamina--which he achieved, in spades. The large masses of warm, moist air that fuel hurricanes also prime those windstorms to drop a lot of precipitation in a short time, a phenomenon that residents of Puerto Rico experienced in spades when Hurricane Georges struck their island in 1998. |
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