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In spades

//ɪn ˈspeɪds// prep_phrase

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Adverb
  1. 1
    without question and beyond doubt wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    In large quantities; to a high degree; to excess, without restraint. idiomatic

    "Last year we harvested almost no potatoes, but this year we're getting them in spades."

  2. 2
    Beyond doubt. idiomatic

Etymology

From the card game of bridge, in which spades is the highest suit. Perhaps influenced by phrases with similar meaning, in spadefuls or in spate.

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