all too

idiom

: much too
used to say that something is more than what is wanted, needed, acceptable, possible, etc.
These problems have been occurring all too often.
She knew all too well what the punishment would be.

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Recent Examples on the Web The Terps’ 87-56 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament wasn’t characteristic of a season defined by bitterly close defeats, but the shooting deficit — the Badgers made as many 3-pointers, 16, as Maryland attempted — was all too familiar. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024 There are some fees that families with kids know all too well, like the extra charges that come with parents asking airlines to be seated beside their child. Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for all too 

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“All too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20too. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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