each and every

Without any exceptions

Each and every is an emphatic phrase meaning all without exception, stressing that something applies to every single member of a group individually.

The doubling reinforces completeness: Each and every student received a certificate.

The phrase is common in formal declarations and emotional appeals but can feel redundant in casual speech.

Related

universal · complete · the whole lot · exhaustive · itemized · distinct · emphasis · whole · redundancy · comprehensive · altogether · amplification · separate · collective · unanimous · total · blanket · sweeping

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Opposites
completeness/universality

each and everynone

Not a single one

not any · no · not a single · some · a few

specificity of reference

each and everyapproximately

Close but not exact

roughly · more or less · about · one or two · whatever

emphasis on individuality

each and everynone

Not a single one

here and there · one or two

Family

ever, each, every, everyday, everyone, everywhere, everything, everybody, everyman

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G