all in all

all in all
adverb
with everything considered (and neglecting details) (Freq. 3)
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altogether, I'm sorry it happened

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all in all, it's not so bad

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I.
: something that represents all things regarded as having value, significance, or importance : everything

the craft that was all in all to her — Rudyard Kipling

II. adverb

all in all, each article undergoes 20 inspections before leaving the plant

take it all in all, this has been a hard week

all in all, the chautauqua was a tremendous force in American life — Russell Potter

all in all, it might have been worse

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all in all
1. All things considered, all or everything together
2. Something which someone is wholly wrapped up in
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all in all mainly spoken phrase
used for showing that you are considering every aspect of something

All in all, I think it has been a very successful conference.

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everything considered; on the whole

all in all it's been a good year

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all in all
informal : in a general way : when everything is thought of or considered

All in all [=in general, generally, for the most part], I like the way things have gone.

We did lose some money, but we got most of it back. So all in all things might have been a lot worse.

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all in ˈall idiom
when everything is considered

All in all it had been a great success.

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