each and every

each and every
   is at best a trite way of providing emphasis, at worst redundant, and generally both, as here: "Each and every one of the twelve songs on Marshall Crenshaw s debut album is breezy and refreshing" (Washington Post). Equally to be avoided is each individual, as in "Players do not have to face the perils of qualifying for each individual tournament" (New York Times). In both cases each alone would have been sufficient.

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  • each and every — {adj. phr.} Every. Used for emphasis. * /The captain wants each and every man to be here at eight o clock./ * /The teacher must learn the name of each and every pupil./ Syn.: EVERY SINGLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • each and every — {adj. phr.} Every. Used for emphasis. * /The captain wants each and every man to be here at eight o clock./ * /The teacher must learn the name of each and every pupil./ Syn.: EVERY SINGLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every single — or[every last] {adj. phr.} Every. Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single glass was broken./ * /When she got home she found every last tomato in the box was rotten./ Syn.: EACH AND EVERY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every single — or[every last] {adj. phr.} Every. Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single glass was broken./ * /When she got home she found every last tomato in the box was rotten./ Syn.: EACH AND EVERY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every — See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every — See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Every each — Every Ev er*y, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. [=ae]fre ever + [ae]lc each. See {Ever}, {each}.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Every now and then — Every Ev er*y, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. [=ae]fre ever + [ae]lc each. See {Ever}, {each}.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Every — Ev er*y, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. [=ae]fre ever + [ae]lc each. See {Ever}, {each}.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Each — ([=e]ch), a. or a. pron. [OE. eche, [ae]lc, elk, ilk, AS. [ae]lc; [=a] always + gel[=i]c like; akin to OD. iegelik, OHG. [=e]ogil[=i]h, MHG. iegel[=i]ch, G. jeglich. [root]209. See 3d {Aye}, {Like}, and cf. {Either}, {Every}, {Ilk}.] 1. Every one …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Every Time We Say Goodbye (film) — Infobox Film name=Every Time We Say Goodbye caption = The movie poster for Every Time We Say Goodbye . imdb id=0091019 writer=Moshé Mizrahi Rachel Fabien Leah Appet starring=Tom Hanks Cristina Marsillach director=Moshé Mizrahi music=Philippe… …   Wikipedia

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