every last

every last

A more emphatic way of saying "every." Every last thing in your room better be picked up before dinner. As usual, my teenage son has eaten every last bit of food in the house.
See also: every, last
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

every last (or single)

used to emphasize every member of a group.
1991 Colin Dexter The Jewel That Was Ours One clue unfinished in a Listener puzzle, and he would strain the capacity of every last brain-cell to bursting point until he had solved it.
See also: every, last
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

every last...

every person or thing in a group: We spent every last penny we had on the house.
See also: every
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • every last...
  • every last one
  • every bit as (something)
  • every bit as good, bad, etc.
  • every bit
  • every which where
  • every other
  • every which way
  • learn from the bottom up
  • learnt
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AND I KNOW THAT THE PREFERENCE OF EVERY LAST ONE WOULD BE TO STAY AND BE SHOT-UP, RATHER THAN GO HOME WEARING THE STAIN OF LOSER!
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Why are you here?
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