and all that
The usual extras
And all that is a dismissive or summarizing tag appended to a list or description, indicating there's more of the same kind that needn't be specified: He talked about honor and duty and all that.
It can signal the speaker finds the topic tedious or unworthy of elaboration: She went on about feelings and all that.
Sometimes shortened to and all.
- everythingThe complete set
- the whole nine yardsTotality, without exception
- the worksComplete set of options
- etceteraIndicating additional items
- yada yada yadaPlaceholder for tedious details
blah blah blah · you know · miscellany · like · whatnot · slang · whole shebang · shorthand · ellipsis · long story short · brevity · whatever · vernacular · informal speech · entirety · everyday language · trailing off · generality
and all thatperiod
Punctuation ending sentences
full stop · exclusively · only · in full · exhaustively
and all thatspecifically
In a precise manner
precisely · namely · to wit · that is to say · in particular