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holus-bolus, adv.|ˈhəʊləsˈbəʊləs|
[Of dial. origin: app. a mock-latinization of ‘whole bolus’, or of an assumed Greek ὅλος βῶλος ‘whole lump’.]
All at a gulp; all in a lump; all at once.
1847–78Halliwell, Holus-bolus, all at once. Linc. 1857Hughes Tom Brown i. i, As we say in the Vale, holus⁓bolus just as it comes. 1866Daily Tel. 6 Feb. 3/3 One of the sails was rolled up in a lump and thrown into the hatchway holusbolus. 1868W. Collins Moonst. (1889) 120 She..making a sudden snatch at the heap of silver, put it back, holus-bolus, in her pocket. 1892J. Morley Speech in Pall Mall G. 22 Aug. 6/3 Swallowing every proposal that is made holus bolus. 1897Sat. Rev. 20 Mar. 282/2 Mr. Balfour simply decided that the Bill must go through holus bolus. |