单词 | for all the world |
释义 | for all the worldIn all respects, precisely, as in She looked for all the world like Greta Garbo. [Late 1300s] Also, not for the world. Not for anything, not at any price. For example, I wouldn't give up chocolate for all the world, or Not for the world would I reveal your secret. This hyperbolic expression is generally part of a negative statement. [First half of 1800s] For a synonym, see not for love or money. Words nearby for all the worldForaker, for all, for all intents and purposes, for all one is worth, for all that, for all the world, for a loop, foram, foramen, foramen cecum medullae oblongatae, foramen magnum The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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