all to

adverb

obsolete

: all to pieces : thoroughly, completely

a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull

—Judges 9:53 (Authorized Version)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English al to- completely apart, completely to pieces, from Old English eall tō-, from eall completely + tō-, te- apart, to pieces

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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