"with knobs on" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-with knobs on.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} with knobs on, {{en-PP}} with knobs on
  1. (idiomatic, UK) Embellished. Tags: UK, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-with_knobs_on-en-prep_phrase-BTm8hNKg Categories (other): British English
  2. (idiomatic, UK) (manner) Extremely; in a similar way, but taken to an extreme. Tags: UK, idiomatic Related terms: and then some
    Sense id: en-with_knobs_on-en-prep_phrase-8IqWFkWs Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Alternative forms

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