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for all money

for all money prepositional phrase: very probably; almost certainly; in all likelihood.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Very probably; almost certainly; in all likelihood.
    • Sydney, meanwhile, looked gone for all money against Geelong but a freak Nick Davis goal in the last minute, plucking the ball out of a crowded ruck, got them through to a preliminary final with St Kilda, which Sydney won comfortably.2010 November 1, Ben Cousins, Ben Cousins: My Life Story, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN, page 175
    • In Adelaide in the second Test, England batted first and reached 551 for six[…] Australia managed 513 in reply – a draw, then, for all money.2018 July 12, Simon Barnes, Epic: In Search of the Soul of Sport and Why It Matters, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

Origin of for all money

From betting, suggesting that something would be at very short odds and that few would bet against it happening.

Questions about for all money

What does for all money mean?
For all money means very probably; almost certainly; in all likelihood.
What part of speech is for all money?
For all money is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for all money in the dictionary

  1. for all intense and purposes
  2. for all intense purposes
  3. for all intensive purposes
  4. for all intents and purposes
  5. for all intrinsic purposes
  6. for all money
  7. for all of someone
  8. for all one is worth
  9. for all one knows
  10. for all practical purposes
  11. for all someone cares

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