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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As Scheffler lifted the 27-inch silver trophy, the top came loose and crashed to the ground, making the cap crooked - a mishap that 2020 PGA Championship winner knows all too well.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Christina Parker understands the eye-popping cost of IVF all too well.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 May 2025
That helplessness that every fan knows all too well, but that’s largely foreign to a professional athlete.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Be sure to buy a cap for the mouthpiece, which all too easily can fall in the dirt or (worse) on an airport floor.
—Danielle Hallock, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Christina Parker understands the eye-popping cost of IVF all too well.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 May 2025
That helplessness that every fan knows all too well, but that’s largely foreign to a professional athlete.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Be sure to buy a cap for the mouthpiece, which all too easily can fall in the dirt or (worse) on an airport floor.
—Danielle Hallock, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
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“All too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20too. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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