EVERY BIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does every bit mean? 

• EVERY BIT (adverb)
  The adverb EVERY BIT has 1 sense:

1. to the same degree (often followed by 'as')

  Familiarity information: EVERY BIT used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVERY BIT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

To the same degree (often followed by 'as')

Synonyms:

as; equally; every bit

Context example:

he is every bit as mean as she is

 Context examples 

They do the same, and as their tongues are the sharpest, you fellows get the worst of it, for you are as silly as they, every bit.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Rarely have you been so loved by the universe, and you deserve every bit of this celestial affection.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Could we but find time and opportunity and utilize the last bit and every bit of the unborn life that is in us, we could become the fathers of nations and populate continents.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Friends and critics alike will tell you that you deserve every bit of the adulation you are receiving now.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It smelled sour and musty, and by the dim light of the swinging sea-lamp I saw every bit of available wall-space hung deep with sea-boots, oilskins, and garments, clean and dirty, of various sorts.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)