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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After a rocky start to his NFL career, Becton excelled during the Eagles’ march to a Super Bowl championship last season, and the Chargers were only too happy to sign him.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Others, as the eventual votes underlined, have been only too willing to show support.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
President Donald Trump recognized early on why Iran was only too willing to sign such an agreement, and during his first term in office, pulled the United States out of the deal.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
Louise Wright, from Nottinghamshire in the U.K, knows this only too well.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Others, as the eventual votes underlined, have been only too willing to show support.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
President Donald Trump recognized early on why Iran was only too willing to sign such an agreement, and during his first term in office, pulled the United States out of the deal.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
Louise Wright, from Nottinghamshire in the U.K, knows this only too well.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Only too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20too. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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