Of course some areas are more dangerous than others, but all things considered Glasgow is quite a safe place to live. Though only a few people attended the premiere, all things considered the play was rather a success.
Although rationing was strict, they had a couple of chickens and a vegetable patch and they ate well, all things considered.
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Having weighed all aspects of a situation. Yeah, it rained a lot during our vacation, but all things considered, we had a great time. All things considered, she's making a great recovery. No, it's not the dress I really wanted, but it's fine, all things considered. This dress is almost as pretty and, more importantly, it's here in-store! See also: all, considered, thing Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. See also: all, considered, thing Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017 When everything has been taken into account. The modern sense implies a careful weighing of all circumstances involved, making this phrase a precautionary one (compare it to when all’s said and done). G. K. Chesterton used it as the title of a collection of his essays (1908), and it also is the name of a thoughtful talk show on U.S. public radio. In both cases it is the idea of thoughtfulness that is stressed. In ordinary speech the phrase has been in common use for about a century. See also: all, considered, thing The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. Link to this page: <a href="https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/all+things+considered">all things considered</a>
His character was not unkind, all things considered; it might have been a very kind one indeed, if he had only made some round mistake in the arithmetic that balanced it, years ago. Yet, all things considered, she was not of an evil mind or an unkindly disposition. It would be showy and picturesque enough, all things considered, though I would have preferred noonday, on account of the more theatrical aspect the thing would have. Uncle Pumblechook, sensible of having deserved well of his fellow-creatures, said - quite vivaciously, all things considered - "Well, Mrs. Struthers's, or else arrive after she had started--which, all things considered, would no doubt be the simplest solution. All things considered, it was a relief when going-away time came. For Hugh St John Vereker the day had gone, all things considered, swimminglythough he was himself no swimmer, not a man of water, truth to say, of any sortwell. All things considered, it was low-hanging fruit for the NHGOP chair to raise the issue, no matter what you think of it |