Idioms and Phrases with all of
all of
1
The entire amount of something, as in The baby ate all of his cereal. This usage is relatively new, the word of being included only from about 1800 on.
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2
No less than, at least, as in Although she looked much younger, she was all of seventy. [First half of 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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Historical Examples
There was one instant of confusion in the faces of all-of absolute silence.
The Lane That Had No Turning, CompleteGilbert Parker