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When you say “I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China!” you are talking about every single leaf of tea in the entire country of China. That's a lot of tea.

When you talk about all of one thing, you mean the whole thing. When Shakespeare writes, in As You Like It, “All the world's a stage,” he means the whole world. When I ask, “Did you eat all of the pie?” I mean, “Is there a piece left for me?”. If you are "all upset" about something, you are very upset; what's upset you has got a hold of you. Would some pie cheer you up?

DEFINITIONS OF: all

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adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

“the directions were all wrong”
Synonyms:
altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly
Antonyms:
part, partially, partly
in part; in some degree; not wholly

adj quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

“we sat up all night”
“ate all the food”
“all men are mortal”
“all parties are welcome”
Synonyms
each
(used of count nouns) every one considered individually
every
(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
every last
(used as intensive) every
every
each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
Antonyms:
some
quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
no
quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
many
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
few
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
any, whatever, whatsoever
one or some or every or all without specification
both
(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
several
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
nary
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
none
not any
zero
having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
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adj completely given to or absorbed by

“became all attention”
Synonyms
complete
having every necessary or normal part or component or step
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