all that

I. noun

: everything of or related to the kind specified

one last fling and he would put all that behind him

believed in the stiff upper lip and all that

II. phrasal

1.

a. : everything of the kind indicated

tact, discretion, and all that

he made an eloquent speech, but his hearers were unconvinced for all that

b. : more things of the same kind

a store where you can get cabbage and carrots and all that

2. : the extreme degree or quantity that has been indicated or implied — used in negative comparisons after as

not as cold as all that

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all that

(usu after a negative or a question) so, especially, as … as all that

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all that (informal)

(usu with a negative) very

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all that

: to a high degree

— usually used in negative statements

I wasn't all that [=very] interested in the story.

The movie wasn't all that [=so] bad.

see also all that at ↑that, 1

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all that

1 informal

1 a : everything of the kind stated or suggested

She had money, fame, and all that.

— see also

FOR ALL THAT ((BELOW))

1 b : more things of the same kind

The store sells computers, cell phones, and all that. [=and other such things]

2 : the stated or suggested degree, amount, etc.

— usually used in negative statements

The movie couldn't have been as bad as all that. [=the movie must have been better than you say it was]

see also all that at ↑all, 2

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