in one piece

English

Alternative forms

• all in one piece

Prepositional phrase

in one piece

1. (informal) Uninjured, unhurt, undamaged.

   Synonyms: safe and sound, without a scratch

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Habitat 7:

     Dr. Carlyle: Cavalry to the rescue. Nice to see you guys.
     Ryder: You too, Harry. How is everyone?
     Cora: Still in one piece. You got here just in time.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ehjin nahoin (fi), yhtenä kappaleena
• French: en un seul morceau (fr), indemne (fr)
• German: in einem Stück (de)
• Hungarian: egy darabban, egyben (hu)
• Polish: cały i zdrowy (pl)

Further reading

• “in one piece”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “in one piece”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “in one piece” (US) / “in one piece” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “in one piece” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “in one piece”, in Collins English Dictionary.