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all hollow

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all hollow (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) As a foregone conclusion.
    • 1811, Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue:
      He was beat all hollow, i.e. he had no chance of conquering.
      It was all hollow, or a hollow thing, it was a decided thing from the beginning.
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