full well

idiom

formal
: very well
You know full well that it won't be possible for me to go.

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The Cubs traded for Tucker knowing full well there would be numerous teams trying to lure him away after only one season in Chicago. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 McConkey broke Allen’s franchise rookie records for receptions with 82 and receiving yardage with 1,149 despite the fact that opposing defenses knew full well that Herbert was looking in his direction more often than not. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025 And scientists know full well how to treat the continent’s chronic disease: immediately and massively cut greenhouse gas emissions—or face the consequences. Matt Simon, Wired News, 30 Aug. 2025 Corporate leaders know full well what is happening, and, in private, many of them are surely alarmed about the possible consequences. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full well

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“Full well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20well. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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