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pretty much



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Idioms and Phrases

Almost, nearly, approximately, as in Our homework was pretty much finished . This adverbial usage differs from the use of pretty for “considerable” (as in pretty penny ). [c. 1800]
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In rescuing her from the operating table, he kills pretty much everyone in the place, including the doctor who claims to have devised said cure.

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That pretty much sums the Spaniard up: Honest, direct and not one for show.

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And I think of the 1850s, when slave owners pretty much controlled even the federal government, and then suddenly they didn't.

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As a general rule, 50 points pretty much guarantees you a start in the Derby, with 40 points being near the edge of qualification.

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"In fact, frankly, we pretty much despise them for their level of betrayal."

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