all get-out

noun

ˌȯl-ˈget-ˌau̇t 

-ˈgit-

: the utmost conceivable degree

—used in comparisons to suggest something superlative

is busy as all get-out

Examples of all get-out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's never a season when a whisper of color isn't cooler than all get-out. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024

Yes, the Public Market is touristy as all get-out, but there are some fantastic food booths. — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2022

The music, catchy as all get-out, is another character on the show. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021

Part of this is due to the fact that Shadow and Bone is derivative as all get-out, and the series both knows it and revels in it. — Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2021

Flexible as all get-out, like that other South Carolina pol, Lindsey Graham. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Jan. 2020

So much pedigree, plus a late-2018 trailer that looked Fallout as all get-out, set serious expectations for this week's game launch on Windows 10, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for all get-out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout