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Definition of "honest-to-god" [honest-to-god]

  • (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.”"
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