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and all that

and all that phrase: used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.

Phrase

and all that

  1. (informal) Used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.
    • She listens to punk rock, screamo, death metal and all that.
    • Harry Maguire's angry protests at not being awarded a corner gave those Welsh fans behind the goal immense pleasure. Small victories, and all that.2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline
    Synonyms:
    et cetera, and so on and so forth, and that

Synonyms of and all that

Questions about and all that

What does and all that mean?
And all that means used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.
What part of speech is and all that?
And all that is a phrase.

Words near and all that in the dictionary

  1. and
  2. and a half
  3. and a partridge in a pear tree
  4. and alike
  5. and all
  6. and all that
  7. and all the rest of it
  8. and all this
  9. and another thing
  10. and be done with it
  11. and change

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