out and away
English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]out and away (not comparable)
- by far; far and away
- 1878, W. E. Henley, review of The Europeans by Henry James; in Academy (xiv, 354)
- It is scarcely so touching as Daisy Miller, which is out and away the best thing of its kind in recent English; but it is a piece of work so capable and original, so vigorous, and to a certain point so telling, as to be worthy of equal praise and study.
- 1878, W. E. Henley, review of The Europeans by Henry James; in Academy (xiv, 354)