Definition of "honest-to-goodness" []

• Real; genuine. (adjective)

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• "Brown, a captivating and mysterious Midwesterner whose intimate slices of life are as heart-achingly beautiful as she is, will begrudgingly let listeners step into her secret hiding place filled with honest-to-goodness words and music about the human condition."
• "Beyond this section, the cavern narrowed a bit and descended to a lower chamber and a crescent-shaped pool of greenish water, an honest-to-goodness underground lake."
• "My husband and I announced we were installing an honest-to-goodness in-ground pool complete with a deep end and a diving board."