all to
adverb
Definition of all to
obsolete
: all to pieces : thoroughly completely a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull — Judges 9:53 (Authorized Version)
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Origin and Etymology of all to
Middle English al to- completely apart, completely to pieces, from Old English eall tō-, from eall completely + tō-, te- apart, to pieces
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