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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a longer passage of English. A SPECIFIC CONCERN must be emphasized.
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"But for all his foolish pranks, he was worshipped in the ranks"
"For all the good it will do...", meaning "despite the fact it won't do any good..." comes to mind.
As to what "rule" may be found or cooked up in order to spot these exceptional uses of "for"... th …
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