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[all of] , 1. At least the amount or number of; fully; no less than. * /It was all of ten o'clock before they finally started./ * /She must have paid all of $50 for that hat./ 2. Showing all the signs of; completely in. - Used with "a". * /The girls were all of a twitter before the dance./ * /Mother is all of a flutter because of the thunder and lightning./ * /The dog was all of a tremble with cold./

[all of a sudden] See: ALL AT ONCE 2.

[all out] , With all your strength, power, or determination; to the best of your ability; without holding back. Usually used in the phrase "go all out". * /We went all out to win the game./ * /John went all out to finish the job and was very tired afterwards./ Compare: ALL THE WAY 2, FULL TILT, GO THE WHOLE HOG, GO TO ANY LENGTH, LEAVE A STONE UNTURNED, WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.

[all-out effort] A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. * /The President is making an all-out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care./

[all-out war] Total war including civilian casualties as opposed to a war that is limited only to armies. * /Hitler was waging an all-out war when he invaded Poland./

[all over] 1. In every part; everywhere. * /He has a fever and aches all over./ * /I have looked all over for my glasses./ Compare: FAR AND WIDE. 2. In every way; completely. * /She is her mother all over./ 3. Coming into very close physical contact, as during a violent fight; wrestling. * /Before I noticed what happened, he was all over me./

[all over but the shouting] Finally decided or won; brought to an end; not able to be changed. * /After Bill's touchdown, the game was all over but the shouting./ * /John and Tom both tried to win Jane, but after John's promotion it was all over but the shouting./

[all over someone] See: FALL ALL OVER SOMEONE.

[allowance] See: MAKE ALLOWANCE.

[allow for] To provide for; leave room for; give a chance to; permit. * /She cut the skirt four inches longer to allow for a wide hem./ * /Democracy allows for many differences of opinion./

[all right(1)] 1. Well enough. * /The new machine is running all right./ 2. I am willing; yes. * /"Shall we watch television?" "All right."/ Compare: VERY WELL. 3. Beyond question, certainly. - Used for emphasis and placed after the word it modifies. * /It's time to leave, all right, but the bus hasn't come./

[all right(2)] 1. Good enough; correct; suitable. * /His work is always all right./ 2. In good health or spirits; well. * /"How are you?" "I'm all right."/ 3. Good. * /He's an all right guy./

[all right for you] I'm finished with you! That ends it between you and me! - Used by children. * /All right for you! I'm not playing with you any more!/

[all roads lead to Rome] The same end or goal may be reached by many different ways. - A proverb. * /"I don't care how you get the answer," said the teacher, "All roads lead to Rome."/

[all set] Ready to start. * /"Is the plane ready for take-off?" the bank president asked. "Yes, Sir," the pilot answered. "We're all set."/

[all shook up] also [shook up] , In a state of great emotional upheaval; disturbed; agitated. * /What are you so shook up about?/

[all systems go] Everything is complete and ready for action; it is now all right to proceed. * /After they wrote out the invitations, it was all systems go for the wedding./

[all the(1)] , The only. * /A hut was all the home he ever had./

[all the(2)] Than otherwise; even. - Used to emphasize comparative adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. * /Opening the windows made it all the hotter./ * /Take a bus instead of walking and get home all the sooner./ * /If you don't eat your dessert, all the more for us./

[all the better] See: ALL THE(2).

[all the ---er] The ---est; as ... as. - Used with a comparative adjective or adverb and subordinate clause in place of a superlative adjective or adverb. * /That was all the bigger he grew./ * /Is that all the faster you can go?/

[all there] or [all here] , Understanding well; thinking clearly; not crazy. - Usually used in negative sentences, * /Joe acted queerly and talked wildly, so we thought he was not all there./

[all the same(1)] or [all one] Something that makes no difference; a choice that you don't care about. * /If it's all the same to you, I would like to be waited on first./ * /You can get there by car or by bus - it's all one./

[all the same(2)] or [just the same] , As if the opposite were so; nevertheless; anyway; anyhow; still. * /Everyone opposed it, but Sally and Bob got married all the same./ * /Mary is deaf, but she takes tap dancing lessons just the same./ Compare: AT THAT 3, IN SPITE OF.

[all the thing] or [all the rage], [the in thing] The fashionable or popular thing to do, the fashionable or most popular artist or form of art at a given time. * /After "The Graduate" Dustin Hoffman was all the rage in the movies./ * /It was all the thing in the late sixties to smoke pot and demonstrate against the war in Vietnam./

[all the time] 1. or [all the while] During the whole period; through the whole time. * /Mary went to college in her home town and lived at home all the while./ * /Most of us were surprised to hear that Mary and Tom had been engaged all year, but Sue said she knew it all the time./ 2. Without stopping; continuously * /Most traffic lights work all the time./ 3. Very often; many times. * /Ruth talks about her trip to Europe all the time, and her friends are tired of it./

[all the way] or [the whole way] 1. From start to finish during the whole distance or time. * /Jack climbed all the way to the top of the tree./ * /Joe has played the whole way in the football game and it's almost over./ 2. In complete agreement; with complete willingness to satisfy. - Often used in the phrase "go all the way with". * /I go all the way with what George says about Bill./ * /Mary said she was willing to kiss Bill, but that did not mean she was willing to go all the way with him./ * /The bank was willing to lend Mr. Jones money to enlarge his factory but it wasn 't willing to go all the way with his plans to build another in the next town./ Compare: ALL OUT, GO THE WHOLE HOG.

[all the worse] See: ALL THE 2.

[all thumbs] , Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. * /Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs./

[all told] , Counting or including everything. * /Including candy sale profits we have collected $300 all told./

[all to the good] See: TO THE GOOD.

[all up] , Near to certain death or defeat without any more chance or hope. * /With their ammunition gone the patrol knew that it was all up with them./

[all very well] All right; very good and correct; very true. - Usually followed by a "but" clause. * /It's all very well for you to complain but can you do any better?/ * /It's all very well if Jane comes with us, but how will she get back home?/ Compare: WELL AND GOOD.

[all walks of life] All socioeconomic groups; all professions and lines of work. * /A good teacher has to be able to communicate with students from all walks of life./ * /A clever politician doesn't alienate people from any walk of life./

[all wet] , Entirely confused or wrong; mistaken. * /When the Wright brothers said they could build a flying machine, people thought they were all wet./ * /If you think I like baseball, you're all wet./ Compare: OFF ONE'S ROCKER.

[all wool and a yard wide] Of fine character; especially, very generous and kind-hearted. * /He's a wonderful brother - all wool and a yard wide./

[all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy] Too much hard work without time out for play or enjoyment is not good for anyone. - A proverb. * /Bill's mother told him to stop studying and to go out and play, because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy./

[all year round] Always; all the time; throughout all seasons of the year. * /In California the sun shines all year round./