full well

idiom

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

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Repressive autocrats around the world know this full well. Eli Amdur, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 The Penguins know full well that the 2026 draft is loaded and are content with being patient if that’s what happens. Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Both parties know full well that our core problem is our runaway entitlement spending, and neither party wants to do anything about it. The Editors, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025 While willing to make unimaginable sacrifices to try to awaken the conscience of white Americans to the injustice of lynching, Wells also took great care to protect her Black community, knowing full well that her efforts to confront racial injustice would incite violence against them. Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 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 19 Mar. 2025.

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