Intensity or Emphasis

in a very intense, energetic, or fast way

He was running like the devil to catch the last bus of the night.

to make something, particularly something unpleasant, less severe or intense

We won't be having lunch for another hour, but if you're hungry now, I've got some snacks to take the edge off.

to take away from the intensity of something unpleasant

The manager offered extra time off to take the sting out of the mandatory overtime.

in a proper and correct way

When calculating the dimensions of the room, we followed the measurements according to Cocker, as outlined in his book on arithmetic.

in a complete manner

They supported him all the way through his challenging recovery process.

with all that one has

She was now committed to the band, body and soul.

completely and in every possible way

They devoured the cake, eating it neck and crop, leaving no slices behind.

exactly in a place, especially the middle

The car hit the pothole and the tire blew out, leaving us smack dab in the middle of the road.

used for emphasizing the correctness or accuracy of something

His estimate for the project completion date was right on the nose; it finished exactly when he predicted.

in a complete and total way

He was induced to part out and out with all the money.

used for emphasizing the intensity, speed, etc. of something

She laughed the hell out of that joke, couldn't stop giggling for hours.

in every single way

She's a New Yorker through and through, with her accent and love for the city.

used to emphasize that one has done or said something many times in the past

I'm telling you for the thousandth time, I had nothing to do with it.

used to describe the intensity of something

I got stuck in the mother of all traffic jams.

used to emphasize that someone does something with excessive intensity or force

He studied the shit out of that textbook before the exam.