boots and all

So Mike felt he had to jump in boots and all with this new article, and he used his own non-Anglo heritage to bolster his point.

He would scarcely desire to sleep in them, as was said of Suwarrow, the famous Russian general, who, even in time of peace, slept fully armed, boots and all, prepared for any emergency ; and who used to say that when he was lazy and wished to enjoy a comfortable sleep, he usually took off one spur.