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- adjective loud and clear
- adjective
fine ;OK
Etymologies
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Examples
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The catchphrase caught on-not unlike the expression "five-by-five," which began as a radio term describing a clear signal.
Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2011
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So basically, we're gonna need you to work closely with Frank on getting everything five-by-five before those SEC boys show up.
Things You Can Do, Some Can't Be Done Joseph M. Owens 2011
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Instead of a five-by-five, you get a twelve-by-twelve with a lyric sheet, a poster pull out, a die cut, or anything.
Mike Ragogna: Riot Fests & Bloody Wars: Conversations with Less Than Jake and Christopher King, Plus KT Tunstall's Video Exclusive Pt. 2 Mike Ragogna 2010
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Ms. DE LA LUIZ: These exotic strains that we know and love are going to quickly become obsolete because a five-by-five space is just not enough space to breed and experiment with new strains.
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Instead of a five-by-five, you get a twelve-by-twelve with a lyric sheet, a poster pull out, a die cut, or anything.
Mike Ragogna: Riot Fests & Bloody Wars : Conversations with Less Than Jake and Christopher King, Plus KT Tunstall's Video Exclusive Pt. 2 Mike Ragogna 2010
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Ms. DE LA LUIZ: These exotic strains that we know and love are going to quickly become obsolete because a five-by-five space is just not enough space to breed and experiment with new strains.
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That is, its fate is sealed by twenty-five squares in all, a five-by-five array.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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The second piece of this is that if it passes, anyone who's 21 and older can actually grow their own five-by-five pot on their private property.
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Instead of a five-by-five, you get a twelve-by-twelve with a lyric sheet, a poster pull out, a die cut, or anything.
Mike Ragogna: Riot Fests & Bloody Wars : Conversations with Less Than Jake and Christopher King, Plus KT Tunstall's Video Exclusive Pt. 2 Mike Ragogna 2010
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Chevrolet expects the Cruze will be a five-by-five car, which is to say, achieve five-star safety ratings across the board.
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