ALL phraseswith
Aboveall
mostimportantly
Aboveall, I'dliketothank myfamily.
Aboveall, I'dsayIvalue kindness.
Allatonce suddenlyand unexpectedly
Afterall
1)usedtoaddinformationthat showsthatwhatyouhavejustsaid istrue:
Idolikeher-afterall,sheis mysister.
2)inspiteofwhatyouthought wastrueorexpectedtohappen
I’msorry,butwe’vedecided nottocomeafterall.
Allbut:almost.
Allalong fromthetimethatasituation startstohappen.
Iknewallalongthatit wasn’thisrealname.
Doyouthinkhe'sbeen cheatingusallalong?
Allinall
Allatoncetherewasa loudcrashingsound.
Allofasudden verysuddenly
Allofasuddenthere wasaknockatthedoor.
Onceandforall
Thegamewas allbutoverby thetimewe arrived.
Britain’scoal industryhasall butdisappeared.
1)completelyandinawaythatwillfinally solveaproblem
Let’ssettlethismatteronceand forall
2)BritishEnglishspoken-usedto emphasizeyourimpatiencewhenyou askorsaysththatyouhaveaskedor saidmanytimesbefore
Onceandforall,willyoubequiet!
Forall:despite
Forallitsclarityofstyle,thebookis noteasyreading.
Forallhismanyfaults,ithastobe saidhewasagoodfather
usedforshowingthatyouare consideringeveryaspectof something
Allinall,Ithinkithasbeena verysuccessfulconference.
Weboththoughtthatallinall itmightnotbeabadidea
Notatall
1)usedforemphasizinganegative statement
I'mnotatallhappyaboutit.
Myparentswerenotatallpleasedwith myexamresults. usedasapolitereplyaftersomeonehas thankedyou:
Thankyouforallyourhelp.’‘Notatall.’
Allround:usedtosaythatyouare describingthegeneralqualityoreffectof something
Itwasaghastlybusinessallround.
Allroundit’snotabadcar.