every single

every single
or[every last] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single glass was broken./ * /When she got home she found every last tomato in the box was rotten./ Syn.: EACH AND EVERY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • every\ single — • every single • every last adj. phr. Every. Used for emphasis. She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single glass was broken. When she got home she found every last tomato in the box was rotten. Syn.: each and every …   Словарь американских идиом

  • every single — or[every last] {adj. phr.} Every. Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single glass was broken./ * /When she got home she found every last tomato in the box was rotten./ Syn.: EACH AND EVERY …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • every — 1. differences between each and every. Both words denote all the people or things in a group, and both normally govern a singular verb (for some exceptions see each). But each is a pronoun (as in I ll take three of each) as well as an adjective… …   Modern English usage

  • every\ last — • every single • every last adj. phr. Every. Used for emphasis. She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single glass was broken. When she got home she found every last tomato in the box was rotten. Syn.: each and every …   Словарь американских идиом

  • single — [siŋ′gəl] adj. [ME < OFr sengle < L singulus, single: for IE base see SIMPLE] 1. a) one only; one and no more; individual b) separate and distinct from others of the same kind [every single time] 2. without another or others; alone;… …   English World 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\ man\ jack — • 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 — early 13c., contraction of O.E. æfre ælc each of a group, lit. ever each (Chaucer s everich), from EACH (Cf. each) with EVER (Cf. ever) added for emphasis, as the word is still felt to need emphasis (Mod.Eng. every last ..., every single ..., etc …   Etymology dictionary

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