only too
idiom
: 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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At that point, the 49ers were only too happy to let the Titans run the ball and the clock.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Although this now looks like a mixed bargain, at the time, the U.S. nuclear industry was only too happy to take it.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The cast of Only Murders in the Building is only too ready to deal with one.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
In the first half, the Horned Frogs were only too happy to oblige.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Although this now looks like a mixed bargain, at the time, the U.S. nuclear industry was only too happy to take it.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The cast of Only Murders in the Building is only too ready to deal with one.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
In the first half, the Horned Frogs were only too happy to oblige.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Only too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20too. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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