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Phrase(s): all the way
1. Lit. from the beginning to the end; the entire distance, from start to finish. • The ladder reaches all the way to the top of the house. • I walked all the way home. 2. Fig. with everything on it, as with a hamburger with pickles, onion, catsup, mustard, lettuce, etc. • I’d like one double cheeseburger—all the way. • Make mine all the way. 3. Sl. [progressing] up to and including sexual intercourse. • They went all the way on their date last night.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Also, the whole way. The entire distance, from start to finish, as in He ran all the way home, or The baby cried the whole way home. [Late 1700s] 2. Completely, as in I'm on your side all the way. [First half of 1900s] 3. See GO ALL THE WAY.
American Heritage Idioms