English · Idiom Historical

All and Some

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An old English expression meaning "one and all," confused sometimes with "all and sum" meaning the whole total.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một cụm từ tiếng Anh cũ có nghĩa là mọi người, đôi khi bị nhầm lẫn với tổng số

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “All and Some” mean?

An old English expression meaning "one and all," confused sometimes with "all and sum" meaning the whole total.

Is “All and Some” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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