How to Pronounce "every last"
expression
ˈɛvɝi/, /ˈɛvɹi/ /ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst
EV-ree LAST
ˈɛvɹi/ /lˈɑːst
EV-ree LAHST
Definition
Used for emphasis, meaning every single person or thing, not leaving out any.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɛvɝi/, /ˈɛvɹi/ /ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst
British English
ˈɛvɹi/ /lˈɑːst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EV-ree LAST
UK
EV-ree LAHST
Listen in Context
She ate every last cookie in the jar.
He spent every last dollar he had.
I searched every last room in the house.
They used up every last drop of paint on the wall.