real McCoy
Example Sentences
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The artificial fingertip was not quite as sensitive as the real McCoy, however.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2022
Chicken wings — the real McCoy — are the most expensive part of the bird these days, Oosterwijk said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2020
“He’s the real McCoy — so moving,” Mr. McDermott said.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2017
BEIJING—The world’s workshop for counterfeit goods is getting a taste for the real McCoy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2017
Even though I knew it was useless I tried tugging at the bars but they were the real McCoy, solid steel.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
