each and every one

Idioms and Phrases

Also, every last one ; every single one . Every individual in a group, as in Each and every student must register by tomorrow , or I've graded every last one of the exams , or Every single one of his answers was wrong . All of these phrases are generally used for emphasis. The first, although seemingly redundant, has replaced all and every , first recorded in 1502. The first variant dates from the late 1800s, and both it and the second are widely used. Also see every tom, dick, and harry . Every mother's son (late 1500s) and every man Jack (mid-1800s) are earlier versions that refer only to males.

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