only too
phrase
: very or completely
He knew only too well what it meant to go to war.
They were only too ready to give up and go home.
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“Only too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20too. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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