(used informally especially for emphasis)(adjective)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "honest-to-god" in a sentence
"So much so, that they end up telling a body of Democrats “Barack Obama is going to beef up operations in Afghanistan!” after a political campaign in which Barack Obama promised to beef up operations in Afghanistan, and they honest-to-god expect that Barack Obama supporters are going to be aghast."
"We had an actual, honest-to-god, pashing seat, in the toi toi bushes."
"There are honest-to-god exposition boxes dramatically describing how “For the first time, no witty phrase leaves his mouth – for the first time, he realizes What Is At Stake.”"