complete and utter

idiom

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

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The first is his complete and utter dominance of minor-league baseball. Sam Blum, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 In 1979’s Love at First Bite, George Hamilton, fetched up in full Dracula regalia, wanders the streets of nighttime Manhattan to the complete and utter disregard of the locals. Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024 In that world, history will regard his tenure as a complete and utter failure. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 Now, there is complete and utter disbelief for your complete lack of empathy. Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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