only too

idiom

: very or completely
He knew only too well what it meant to go to war.
They were only too ready to give up and go home.

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Rio, who clearly hates Agatha’s mother on a cellular level, hisses in protest, but Jen especially is only too happy to listen. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 Ferrer, meanwhile, seemed only too happy to inherit Craigslist’s share of the adult market, even if that meant assuming its place in the crosshairs. Christine Biederman, WIRED, 18 June 2019 Kimberly’s flagrantly dysfunctional parents are only too present in the show. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 But, to many, this portrayal of Charles' problem sibling, will ring only too true. The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for only too 

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“Only too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20too. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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