all that

1. That and everything else of the kind. For example, She enjoys wearing nice clothes and perfume and all that . [c. 1700] Also see and all .

2. Too, very, usually employed in a negative context meaning not too, not very. For example, The new house is not all that different from your old one . [Mid-1900s] Also see none too .

3. See for all that .

Example Sentences

As if all that wasn’t enough, Gadsby also wrote a 377-page autobiography, entitled “Ten Steps to Nanette.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lawsuits and criminal cases “are social post-mortems; they do not deal with the diagnosis of living situations, but with judgments as to dead and past events. All that is available by way of data for the task is the report that individuals can give of the present state of their recollection of past observation and whatever record may be contained in existing documents and, occasionally, other things.”

From Slate

“And I never got strung out on liquor. I had this ideal idea of wine tastings and all that — which is what it was at first. And that’s a very subtle thing. I mean, I drank the best,” he said.

From Salon

Worn down by all that running, Foster pulled up with cramps on what should have been a long touchdown run.

From Los Angeles Times

You know, all that stuff that won’t make grown-ups weep at all.

From Los Angeles Times

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