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Idioms  

1. Also, for all that . In spite of, notwithstanding. For example, For all her protests she still loved the attention , or He's too old for the part but he did a good job for all that . [Early 1300s]

2. . So far as one knows; also, one doesn't really care or know. These phrases are employed like a negative. For example, He can buy ten houses for all I care , meaning one doesn't care at all, or For all I know she's gone to China , meaning one doesn't really know where she is. [Mid-1700s]

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for all

It was the same for all of us connected with Stoke.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The head coach can’t be responsible for all that’s happening in the course of a football game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

To make the economics work for all you can eat meat and potatoes, executives with the Golden Corral buffet chain watch not only what their customers consume, but what they throw away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

In their statement on X, JEP vowed to "remain vigilant and continue to demand full freedom for all those who are still waiting."

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

He had a beard and an eye-patch too, And for all I know, he wore one shoe And ate for his lunch a bowl of goo.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan