every last

every last
adjective
(used as intensive) every (Freq. 1)
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every last one of you

Similar to: ↑all
Usage Domain: ↑intensifier, ↑intensive

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every last
(emphatically) every
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Main Entry:every

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every last phrase
used for emphasizing that you are referring to all of the people or things in a group

We’ll make sure that every last detail is taken care of.

Main entry: every

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every last (or every single)
used to emphasize that every member of a group is included

unbelievers, every last one of them | they insist you weigh every single thing

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every last
— used as a more forceful way of saying every

Every last soldier was captured. [=every soldier was captured]

He ate every last cookie. [=he ate every cookie]

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Main Entry:last

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • every last … — every last… idiom every person or thing in a group • We spent every last penny we had on the house. Main entry: ↑lastidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • every last — each. Every last bit of the meal was delicious. Usage notes: used for emphasis: The lawyer explained every last detail of the contract …   New idioms dictionary

  • every last — adjective every; without exception; used for emphasis He never leaves without checking every last door …   Wiktionary

  • every last — used for emphasizing that you are referring to all of the people or things in a group We ll make sure that every last detail is taken care of …   English dictionary

  • every\ last\ man — • every last man • every man jack n. phr. Every single man; each man without exception. I want every last man to be here on time tomorrow morning. Every man jack of you must do his duty …   Словарь американских идиом

  • every last man — also[every man jack] {n. phr.} Every single man; each man without exception. * /I want every last man to be here on time tomorrow morning./ * /Every man jack of you must do his duty./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every last man — also[every man jack] {n. phr.} Every single man; each man without exception. * /I want every last man to be here on time tomorrow morning./ * /Every man jack of you must do his duty./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every last — each and every, every, every single, to the last …   English contemporary dictionary

  • every last — See: EVERY SINGLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

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