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English
Adverb
- Merely; only; no more than; neither more nor better than might be expected.
- I don't know why he was so impressed with our previous boss; he lasted all of ten days in the position.
- Entirely, completely, in a specified state.
- I was all of a dither when he asked me to marry him.
- 1816, Thomas Bayly Howell, A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors
- I was not there long, for I was all of a fright when I was there.
Translations
neither more nor better than might be expected
Derived terms
- strike all of a heap, knock all of a heap
Anagrams
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