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all and sundry
Everybody. Jason bought drinks for all and sundry to celebrate his promotion.
all and sundry
Cliché everyone; one and all. Cold drinks were served to all and sundry.
all and sundry
One and all, as in The salesman gave samples to all and sundry. [Late 1400s]
various and sundry
Of different kinds, miscellaneous, as in Various and sundry items did not sell, so they'll probably hold another auction. This expression is a redundancy, the two adjectives meaning just about the same thing.
various and sundry
Different and unspecified items. “Various” means “several different things.” So does “sundry” (variety stores sold sundry goods), so to report that “the meeting discussed various and sundry topics” is to be redundant. But that's never stopped all but the linguistically fastidious from using such expressions.