in all

in all idiom
All together, considering everything, as in There are four cars in all, or They won ten games and lost two, doing very well in all. [Late 1300s] Also see all in all.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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