"to a man" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /tuː‿ə ˈmæn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tuː‿ə ˈmæn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-to a man.oga [General-American]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From to (“indicating a limit reached”) + a + man (“adult male human; human regardless of gender or sex”), indicating that something reaches the extent of every individual person. Etymology templates: {{m|en|to|t=indicating a limit reached}} to (“indicating a limit reached”), {{m|en|a}} a, {{m|en|man|t=adult male human; human regardless of gender or sex}} man (“adult male human; human regardless of gender or sex”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to a man, {{en-PP}} to a man
  1. Including every person; without exception; unanimously. Related terms: as one man, every last, every man Jack, to the last man
    Sense id: en-to_a_man-en-prep_phrase-oQU3oIxe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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