honest-to-goodness

Adjective

 * 1)  Real; genuine.
 * Is the clam chowder made with honest-to-goodness clams?
 * 1) * 1961 (republished 2010),, , London: , ISBN 978-0-09-955218-5, page 22:
 * [']I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.' 'Superman?' Clevinger cried. 'Superman?' 'Supraman,' Yossarian corrected.