full well

idiom

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

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There’s also the reductio ad absurdum whereby criminals could actively operate in concert with account holders in order to pull off persistent scams knowing full well that some sort of other (meaning banks) will be on the hook. John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Schaeffer knows full well that the series doesn’t have the most uplifting conclusion, but with Death being a literal character on the show, the alternative didn’t land when tried on for size. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024 All that said, and knowing full well that the middle three games in Yankee Stadium might be a completely different animal? Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024 In an effort to get sparks to fly, Summer went downstairs to ask him for a fork knowing full well where they were kept. Susan Young, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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