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            all be all things to all people    all when all is said and done
            all big as all outdoors            all with all one’s heart and soul
            all blow something out of all proportion  all with all the fixings
            all by all accounts                all work out (all right)
            all by all appearances             all an all-out effort
            all by all means                   all a jack-of-all-trades
            all do not have all one’s marbles  all the be-all and (the) end-all
            all downhàll all the way           ally  right down someone’s alley
            all fall (all) over oneself        ally  right up someone’s alley
            all fall all over someone          ally  up a blànd alley
            all firing on all cylànders        allow allow for someone or something
            all first of all                   allowances make allowance(s) (for someone or
            all for all I care                  something)
            all for all I know                 All’s All’s well that ends well.
            all for all intents and purposes   almighty the almighty dollar
            all for all it’s worth             almost almost lost it
            all for all practical purposes     alone go it alone
            all for all something              alone leave well enough alone
            all for all the world              alone let alone someone or something
            all free-for-all                   alone let well enough alone
            all get (all) dolled up            along along in years
            all get away (from it all)         along along with someone or something
            all get it (all) together          along get along (àn years)
            all go all out                     along get along (on a shoestring)
            all go all the way (with someone)  along get along (without (someone or something))
            all have it all over someone or something  along get along (with someone or something)
            all hàtting on all cylànders       along go along for the ride
            all hold all the aces              along go along (with someone or something)
            all hope against (all) hope        along inch along (something)
            all in (all) good conscience       along play along with someone or something
            all in all one’s born days         along stràng along (with  someone)
            all in all probabàlàty             along tag along
            all in no time (at all)            alongsid  alongsàde (of)  someone or something
            all It’s (all) Greek to me.        alphØ  alpha and omega
            all jump all over someone          altogether in the altogether
            all know (all) the tricks of the trade  amends make amends (for something)
            all know where all the bodàes are buried  amiss take something amiss
            all laugh all the way to the bank  amount amount to something
            all least of all                   amount amount to the same thing
            all let it all hang out            amount down by some amount
            all make an all-out effort         amount run to an amount of money
            all Money is the root of all evil.  amount set someone back (some amount of money)
            all new to (all) this              amount (somewhere) in the neighborhood of aà
            all not all something is cracked up to be  amount
            all not all there                  amount to the tune of some amount of money
            all not at all                     an give (an) ear to someone or something
            all of all the nerve               an raise (an) objection (to someone or something)
            all of all things                  an read someone like a(n open) book
            all on all fours                   analysis in the final analysis
            all once and for all               analysis in the last analysis
            all one and all                    and (above and) beyond the call of duty
            all out of (all) proportion        and all talk (and no action)
            all pull out all the stops         and and change
            all put all one’s eggs in one basket  and and so forth
            all ride off in all directions     and and something to spare
            all That’s all for someone.        and and so on
            all That’s all she wrote.          and and the like
            all till all hours (of the day and night)  and and then some
            all turn out (all right)           and and what have you
            all until all hours                and be all eyes (and ears)
            all walk all over someone          and cross one’s heart (and hope to dàe)
            all warts and all                  and pitch in (and help)

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