- everything
- See: HOLD IT or HOLD EVERYTHING.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Everything — is the concept of all that exists.cite web title = everything url = http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/everything publisher = Merriam Webster Online Dictionary accessdate = 2008 06 17] Every entity, physical body, and abstract object is… … Wikipedia
Everything — Ev er*y*thing , n. Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; all things. [1913 Webster] More wise, more learned, more just, more everything. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
everything is OK — everything is fine, everything is all right … English contemporary dictionary
everything — ► PRONOUN 1) all things, or all the things of a group or class. 2) the most important thing or aspect: money isn t everything. 3) the current situation; life in general … English terms dictionary
everything — [ev′rē thiŋ΄] pron. 1. every thing; all things; all 2. all things pertinent to a specified matter 3. the most important thing [money is everything to him] … English World dictionary
everything — index entirety, sum (total), totality, whole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
everything — late 14c., from EVERY (Cf. every) + THING (Cf. thing) … Etymology dictionary
everything — [n] entirety aggregate, all, all in all, all that, all things, business, complex, each thing, every little thing*, fixins’*, lock stock and barrel*, lot, many things, sum, the works*, total, universe, whole, whole ball of wax*, whole caboodle*,… … New thesaurus
everything — [[t]e̱vrɪθɪŋ[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON INDEF: oft PRON else You use everything to refer to all the objects, actions, activities, or facts in a particular situation. He d gone to Seattle long after everything else in his life had changed... Early in the… … English dictionary
everything — ev|ery|thing W1S1 [ˈevriθıŋ] pron 1.) each thing or all things ▪ Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust. ▪ I decided to tell her everything. ▪ Apart from the bus arriving late, everything else seemed to be going according to plan. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
everything — eve|ry|thing [ evri,θıŋ ] pronoun *** When everything is a subject, it is used with a singular verb. 1. ) all the things, activities, etc. that are involved in a situation: The earthquake destroyed everything within a 25 mile radius. Everything s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
