for all that

In spite of; notwithstanding. We drove like bats out of hell to get there on time, but for all that hurrying, we were still too late to board the plane. Ugh, for all that effort to get players on base, they still didn't score any runs that inning. For all that studying, I still got a D on the exam.

for all that

see under for all.

See also: all, for, that

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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in spite of hell or high water
in the face of
in the face of (something)
in the face of something
in face of (something)
in the teeth of
in the teeth of (something)
in the teeth of danger, opposition, etc.
come hell or high water
hell or high water, come

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for a while
for a wonder
for a/some reason/reasons best known to himself, herself, etc.
for Africa
for all
for all (one) cares
for all (one) is worth
for all (one) knows
for all (one's) (something)
for all (the world) to see
for all I care
for all I know
for all I, you, etc. care
for all I, you, etc. know
for all intensive purposes
for all intents and purposes
for all is worth
for all it's worth
for all one is worth
for all one's trouble
for all practical purposes
for all problems
for all someone is worth
for all someone knows
for all that
for all the marbles
for all the world
for all the world as if (someone or something)
for all the world as if/though...
for all the world as though (someone or something)
for all to see
for all...
for anything (in the world)
for auld lang syne
for auld lang syne/for old times' sake
for better or (for) worse
for better or for worse
for better or worse
for certain
for chicken feed
for Chrissake
for Christ's sake
for crying in a bucket
for crying out loud
For crying out loud!
for days on end
for dear life
for donkey's years
for England
for ever and a day
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for all our problems
for all our shortcomings
for all our trouble
for all practical purposes
for all practical purposes
for all practical purposes
for all practical purposes
for all problems
for all she cares
for all she is worth
for all she knows
for all she's worth
for all somebody cares
for all somebody knows
for all somebody's
for all somebody's complaining
for all somebody's difficulties
for all somebody's problems
for all somebody's shortcomings
for all somebody's trouble
for all someone cares
for all someone is worth
for all someone knows
for all someone's
for all someone's complaining
for all someone's difficulties
for all someone's problems
for all someone's shortcomings
for all someone's trouble
for all something
for all that
For All the Cows
For All the Emptiness
for all the marbles
for all the marbles, play
for all the tea in China
for all the world
for all the world
for all the world
for all the world as if
for all the world as if (someone or something)
for all the world as if her
for all the world as if him
for all the world as if it
for all the world as if me
for all the world as if one
for all the world as if somebody
for all the world as if someone
for all the world as if something
for all the world as if them
for all the world as if us
for all the world as if you
for all the world as if/though...
for all the world as if/though…
for all the world as though
for all the world as though (someone or something)
for all the world as though her
for all the world as though him
for all the world as though it
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