all the best

Idioms

Also, all of the best . The entire number or amount of the highest quality of something, as in All of the best fruit was on display , or All the best students competed for the award .
Best wishes, as in I've got to go now—all the best to you and the family . This idiom, first recorded in 1937, is used as an oral farewell or to close an informal letter or note.

Example Sentences

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Famous for boasting he always wins a trophy in his second season, Postecoglou said: "All the best television series, season three is better than season two".

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Littler, who averaged 107.4 to Greaves' 105, posted on Instagram after his defeat: "Fair play to Beau. All the best in Minehead. Some talent."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

All the best scenes are fights, and each character has a little trump card stashed away.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

“But the city is in better shape than it gets credit for. ... All the best people come here, because it’s well worth it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024

All the best friends I had, I always fought, then got to like them after the wounds healed.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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