all in one piece

Idioms

Also, in one piece. Entirely undamaged or unharmed, as in Given all the airport delays and bad weather, we were glad to arrive all in one piece, or She was relieved when he returned from Nepal in one piece. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

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He was a very pleased dog when he finally made it over to me all in one piece and sat down by my side.

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But since it was the Herdmans, most people just said how lucky Mrs. McCluskey was to get Howard back all in one piece, and that was that.

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Lily patted at Chicken like she was trying to check that he was all in one piece.

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And now Carmen could see for herself that Rosie was all in one piece.

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Down and down and down it came and landed, thunk, on this mountain, sort of cockeyed and shaky and grateful to be all in one piece.

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