all of the above

1. Also, none of the above. Each one (not any) of the above-named alternatives. For example, Have you decided to quit and announced your decision, or do you want to find another job first?—None of the above. These phrases originated as answers to a multiple-choice question on a test but are now also used colloquially, often as a form of avoiding a direct answer. They use above in the sense of “preceding,” a usage dating from the second half of the 1700s.

Example Sentences

It could be they achieve all of the above but it is still not enough to topple two teams that seem intent on taking women's cricket to new levels.

From BBC

“You don’t really know what we’re going to do, run, pass, or do all of the above out of it.”

From Los Angeles Times

But somehow, maybe even more than all of the above, this scene cemented Wednesday Addams in my mind as a hero not just for weirdos, but for writers, because what’s more deliciously dramatic than being on death’s door?

From Salon

He also has one of the script’s better lines about Roger’s indecision regarding Nicole and Casey: “‘All of the above’ is not an answer.”

From Los Angeles Times

Since she’s also a Black American divorcee and a former actor, they can take their pick of other reasons to look down their noses, or select the “all of the above” option.

From Salon