In this case, what's the meaning of 'all of that'?
On a very hot day in August of 1994, my wife told me she was going down to the Derry Rite Aid to pick up a refill on her sinus medicine prescription — this is stuff you can buy over the counter these days, I believe. I'd finished my writing for the day and offered to pick it up for her. She said thanks, but she wanted to get a piece of fish at the supermarket next door anyway; two birds with one stone and all of that.

Question: In this case, what's the meaning of 'all of that'?

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In this case, what's the meaning of 'all of that'?
On a very hot day in August of 1994, my wife told me she was going down to the Derry Rite Aid to pick up a refill on her sinus medicine prescription — this is stuff you can buy over the counter these days, I believe. I'd finished my writing for the day and offered to pick it up for her. She said thanks, but she wanted to get a piece of fish at the supermarket next door anyway; two birds with one stone and all of that.

Question: In this case, what's the meaning of 'all of that'?

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Basically, the author is assuming you know the phrase "kill two birds with one stone" and what that refers to.  So, when he says "kill two birds with one stone and all of that," he is referring to the things he assumes you know but doesn't want to take the time to explain.  So- "she wanted to kill two birds with one stone and all of that," is a short of way of saying, "she wanted to be kill two birds with one stone, so she might as well be convenient instead of having me waste the time to drive and get her."

Let's say a girl was breaking up with me and I said "She told me it wasn't me but that it was her and all of that."  I'm saying that she gave me a trite line that we're all familiar with ;)

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