every last

idiom

used as a more forceful way of saying every
He ate every last cookie.

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“Every last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20last. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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