ALL BUT


Meaning of ALL BUT in English

1.

almost :

The party was all but over when we arrived.

It was all but impossible to read his writing.

2.

everything or everyone except sth/sb :

All but one of the plates were damaged.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.