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all 1. adverb 1 very, 1994. 2 so US, 1997 2. ► be allused as a quotative device to report a conversation US, 1992
idiomall► all over the place► be all the go► go all out► be ___ in all but name► it ain't all that► not be the be-all and end-all► once and for all► that's sb all over► that's all she wrote► to top it all (off)► when all is said and donebe all about sth AmEAmEslang used in order to say that you are completely involved in or excited about an activity or situation, and are putting all your energy into it:"What are you all about these days? When do you go to New York?" "Next week - I can't wait."Right now, I'm all about teaching. I've never worked so hard in my life.be all dressed up and/with nowhere to go(also be all dressed up with no place to go AmE)used in order to say that someone is completely prepared for something that they want to do, but they are not able to do it:We have the new program, but we can't use it until we get the right hardware. It's a case of being all dressed up and nowhere to go.NASA and the crew of the delayed space flight were all dressed up with no place to go today, but repairs should only take another day.be all over sth AmEAmEslang used in order to say that you feel happy, excited, or confident about doing something:Man, I was all over that history test today."How about going out for a pizza?" "Yeah, I'm all over that."be all over sbspoken to be kissing and touching another person in a sexual way:You should've seen Julia and Dan at the party - they were all over each other.He was all over me, before I could open my mouth to say 'stop'.all's well that ends wellused in order to say that a situation has ended with a good result even though there were many problems or difficulties:We had to drive back 20 miles to the gas station, but my wallet was there, so all's well that ends well."I finally managed to contact Ruth this morning." "All's well that ends well, then."Note This idiom is the title of one of Shakespeare's plays. The play has a happy ending, even though there are many difficult situations. do sth for all you are worthto do something using all your energy:He jumped on his bike and started off, pedalling for all he was worth.I believe in European unity, and I intend to promote it for all I am worth.sb is not all therespoken used in order to say that someone does not think clearly or seems slightly crazy:People say the kid's emotionally disturbed, or he's not all there.I'm sorry, I was thinking about something else, I'm not all there this morning.opposite be all there: She's very quiet but she's all there, she's quite bright.it's all gone pear-shaped BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that something that you planned has completely failed to happen in the way that it was supposed to :"I thought you were supposed to be meeting Tim tonight." "No, it's all gone pear-shaped. I can't get a train, and he's not answering the phone."Amanda was completely in love with him, and then it all went pear-shaped, and he went off with her best friend.
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