complete and utter

idiom

: absolute, total
The wedding was a complete and utter disaster.

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The absolute calmness of the camerawork and song mixed with the complete and utter panic of the tiny ppl far away while slowly crashing into a tree. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 The combination of Tessier-Lavigne and Drell was a complete and utter disaster for Stanford football. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 Benedict Cumberbatch revealed during an interview for Variety’s Sundance cover that his immediate reaction to the news that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to Marvel as the villainous Doctor Doom was complete and utter shock. Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 Recognize that this is a complete and utter devastating trauma. Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for complete and utter

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“Complete and utter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complete%20and%20utter. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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