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safe_and_sound
safe and sound
English
Adjective
safe and sound (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, act 4, scene 4,
- Fetch our stuff from thence:
- I long that we were safe and sound aboard.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, act 4, scene 4,
Synonyms
Translations
having come to no harm
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References
- "safe and sound" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. See "safe."