for all

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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Example Sentences

We ended up getting to bring my brother and his best friend to celebrate his 40th birthday, so it sort just worked out for all of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

This highlights that, for all the buzz about technology stocks, the industrials sector has been a hot area for investors this year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

"I'm going to govern for all Colombians. For those who voted for me, and for those who chose the other candidate."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

A Micron plant in New York is years behind schedule for all the reasons you’d expect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“So I could be stuck somewhere I didn’t belong for all eternity, all because you didn’t want me here?”

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