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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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Example Sentences

"Pre-season this year for all the managers at all the top clubs will be disrupted, obviously, because of the World Cup," Rooney added.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

My friend Fish saw it and said, “You should walk to all the Erewhons.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Among all the collected animals, the little octopus immediately stood out.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"If you took all the land on Earth and pieced it together, you would not cover the Pacific Ocean," Voight pointed out.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“Of all the insidious—” He was cut short by another stab of pain, this time in his paw.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman