all the way to Egery and back

English

Etymology

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Phrase

all the way to Egery and back

1. (British, idiomatic) The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

See also

• all over hell's half acre
• all around Robin Hood's barn
• to hell and back
• halfway around the world