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for all the world

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for all the world 
1. exactly; precisely. (Especially with look.) She sat there looking for all the world as if she was going to cry. It started out seeming for all the world like a beautiful day. Then a storm came up.
2. everything. (Usually in the negative.) I wouldn't give up my baby for all the world. They wouldn't sell their property for all the world.
See also: world


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