all present and correct
idiom
British
—used to say that all the people who are supposed to be at a place or event are there
The students are all present and correct.
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The addictive hook of Catan, the deals, the room for multiple strategies, and the variation in playthroughs are all present and correct.
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2024
There was no sign of her character’s trademark shearling coat or lace crop top (which costume designer Betsy Heimann crafted from a tablecloth for Hudson to wear in the film), but one Penny Lane signature was all present and correct: her spiral curls.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 26 June 2023
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2024
There was no sign of her character’s trademark shearling coat or lace crop top (which costume designer Betsy Heimann crafted from a tablecloth for Hudson to wear in the film), but one Penny Lane signature was all present and correct: her spiral curls.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 26 June 2023
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“All present and correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20present%20and%20correct. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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