(all) in one piece

Related to word: piece

Idiom

Definition

  1. Without any damage or harm; in a state of being undamaged.

    • After the intense car crash, they miraculously returned home all in one piece.

    • Despite the long journey, all the glassware arrived all in one piece.

    • After climbing the treacherous peak, the mountaineers returned to base camp all in one piece.

  2. As a single unit, not divided into smaller parts or pieces.

    • They want to sell the entire building all in one piece, rather than dividing it into separate units.

    • The company plans to merge all of its subsidiaries into one single entity all in one piece.

    • The project needs to be carried out all in one piece; it cannot be executed in parts.