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Idioms  

1. Even, more so, as in Painting the room white will make it all the lighter , or They liked her all the better for not pretending , or You don't care for dessert? Good, all the more for us . Used to underscore a comparison, this idiom was used by Shakespeare in As You Like It (1:2): “All the better; we shall be the more marketable.” [Late 1500s] For a synonym, see so much the .

2. The entire amount of, as in These cousins were all the family he had . In this usage all the is short for all of the . [Ninth century a.d. ]

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The Lions will fulfil their fixture against La Rochelle, which kicks off at 17:30 BST, in Andrews' honour, while a moment's silence will be observed at all the opening round's fixtures.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

She’s all the more beautiful for all of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some may affect a “can’t see what all the fuss is about” attitude — that is their right, as it is mine to simply not believe them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

At the EU level, Kallas said the European Defence Agency had mapped all the "critical capabilities" that Europe was missing and that Europe needed to fill these gaps "as soon as possible".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

I suddenly stop thinking about all the drama and problems I have.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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