Example
“Of all the proposals, Lina's was far and away the most practical.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
run the gamut
Neutral · CEFR C1
to cover the entire range of possible types, reactions, or conditions
every last
Neutral · CEFR B1
all members or items in a group, with no exceptions at all
below par
Neutral · CEFR B2
worse than the normal or expected standard
bits and bobs
Neutral · CEFR B2
a mixed group of small, unrelated items or leftover pieces
cost the earth
Informal · CEFR B2
to be extraordinarily expensive
cut both ways
Neutral · CEFR B2
to produce both helpful and harmful effects or implications
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.