every last
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3.2
- idiom
- Informal
:
todos y cada uno
- During the cleanup, we collected every last piece of trash from the park.
- every last one
- every last thing
- every last detail
Now, again, this doesn't mean every last single man.
- Now, again, this doesn't mean every last single man.
- You don't necessarily pre layout, you don't layout every last detail beforehand.
- As far as makeup goes, this takes care of every last drop.
- But you pay back every last dime to every creditor.
- I literally want to cut this open and like grab every last little grain in here.
- See, God, when He created all of us, He gave every last one of us a gift at birth.
- So let me First off by saying I love every last one of you in here.
- I mean, I've dealt with the gamut, as we all have, as every last one of us has.
Examples
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But it does look like it's going to be worth every last bit that is pretty intense, like down.
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All of them, every last fight played a major, major role.
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All the time, every last one of them.
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Going to get every last drop out of this product.
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See, God, when He created all of us, He gave every last one of us a gift at birth.
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One thing about John is he'll think of every last detail.
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My wife and I are buying a house this month, and we're saving every last penny.
Fiction book (2000) -
Susan is determined to get every last detail down on paper.
Fiction book (2000) -
UNICEF's mission is to protect every last child.
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And for the briefest of moments, every last man felt free.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Each person or thing in a group, counted one by one
Antonyms
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'every' (each) with 'last' (ultimate/utmost) to create an emphatic meaning 'every single one; without exception.' The sense is largely compositional and many learners can infer it from the parts, but the specific emphatic determiner usage is a conventionalized pattern in English rather than a purely literal composition, so it is best classed as partially predictable.
Etymology
Every last combines every and last to make a strong picture: imagine cleaning a table or eating cookies until not even the very last piece is left. That's why every last means 'every single one', with nothing left out.