- above all
- {adv. phr.} Of first or highest importance; most especially. * /Children need many things, but above all they need love./ Syn.: FIRST AND LAST.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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above\ all — • above all (else) • first and last 1. adv. phr. above all (else) Of first or highest importance; most especially. Children need many things, but above all they need love. Syn.: first and last 2. adv. phr. (first and last) Most noticeably; all… … Словарь американских идиом
above all — Above A*bove , prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under. [root]199. See {Over}.] 1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; opposed to {below} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Above All — This article is about the British band. For other uses, see Above All (disambiguation). Above All is a British heavy metal band. They released their debut album Domain in 1996 on the Roadrunner Records label which was produced by Alex Newport… … Wikipedia
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above all — {adv. phr.} Of first or highest importance; most especially. * /Children need many things, but above all they need love./ Syn.: FIRST AND LAST … Dictionary of American idioms
