everythingpronoun
uk/ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/us/ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/A2 all things:
You can't blame him for everything.
He's obsessed with Britney Spears and collects anything and everything connected with her.
Jane's been unfaithful to Jim three times, but he still loves her in spite of everything.
Money isn't everything (= the most important thing).
His children are everything to him (= the most important part of his life).
Have you been crying? Is everything all right?
The thieves took everything.
We did everything we could to save her but she died.
We shall do everything necessary to bring the murderer to justice.
They're very busy with their new house and everything (= all the things connected with it).
More examples
- Rescuers are doing everything they possibly can to free the trapped people.
- She's new to the job so you can't expect her to know everything yet.
- Make sure you keep a receipt for everything you buy.
- Are you sure we've got everything we need for the journey?
- If I don't wear my glasses, everything is just a blur.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Something, anything, nothing, and everything
- across-the-board
- anything
- aught
- bazillion
- bugger
- fresh
- none
- not a dicky bird idiom
- not a sausage idiom
- nothing
- nowt
- omni-
- sweet
- the whole bit idiom
- the whole lot idiom
- what with one thing and another idiom
- whit
- zero
- zilch
- zip
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Idiom(s)
everything but/except the kitchen sink