every way to Sunday
- idiom
- Informal
:
de todas las maneras
- We've checked this contract every way to Sunday and still can't find any loopholes.
Examples
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She searched every way to Sunday for the missing keys.
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We tried every way to Sunday to fix the car.
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She sorted those files every way to Sunday to make sure nothing was missing.
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The detective investigated the crime every way to Sunday, but couldn't find any solid evidence.
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The detective investigated the crime every way to Sunday, but couldn't find any solid evidence.
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We’ve checked this contract every way to Sunday and still can’t find any loopholes.
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She sorted those files every way to Sunday to make sure nothing was missing.
Synonyms
12
4.9
In many different directions in a messy, random way
5
7.0
To do whatever is needed to reach a goal, even if the actions are difficult or harmful
3
9.3
In every possible way
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The element 'every way' transparently indicates multiple methods, so a learner who knows the words could infer a sense of trying many approaches. However, the fragment 'to Sunday' is an idiomatic intensifier (often appearing as 'every which way to Sunday') and its contribution is non-literal and unpredictable, so the full idiomatic force is not fully derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Every way to Sunday may come from the image of someone trying every road or method until they finally reach Sunday, seen as the farthest point. So it means 'using every possible method'.