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Definition

Entirely, to all appearances.

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In Context

  • "[…] not a ha'porth of him left but a goodish piece of his skin, just for all the world like a hedgehog's, and a piece o' old iron furbished up."
  • "[…] Phil offering and giving advice sagely and gravely, for all the world as though he had been old enough to be this young woman's father […]"
  • "[…] the babies looking for all the world as though they had stepped out of pictures by Gian Bellini or by Fra Bartolommeo, that greatest of baby painters."
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In most aspects; mostly; generally.

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for the time being

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for crying out loud

Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.

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for the hell of it

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for toffee

At all, especially of a (completely lacking) skill or ability.
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