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all told

British  

adverb

  1. (sentence modifier) taking every one into account; in all

    we were seven all told

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all told Idioms  
  1. Added up, in summation, as in The ferry will hold 80 passengers all told, or All told, his proposal makes some good points. This idiom, first recorded in 1850, uses the verb tell in the sense of “count.”


Example Sentences

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We are all told to stay busy in retirement—to fill our days traveling, volunteering, socializing or taking care of the grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal

We spoke to people who had used the firm and they all told the same story.

From BBC

We all told him he should move out if he and his family couldn’t live with my mom.

From MarketWatch

Some of it was pedestrian: He released around 130 albums, all told, and not everything can be a masterpiece.

From The Wall Street Journal

In what is more of a sprint than a marathon - six games all told - they've already put Denmark on the back foot.

From BBC