After all
- one mustn`t forget . . . , it is important to realize . . .
You really shouldn`t worry so much about your daughter. After all, she is nineteen and not a child any more.
All in
- (informal) exhausted from physical work or exertion
- everything included
After travelling two days and two nights, he was all in.
The social function is going to cost €8.50 per person, all in.
All off
- at least (used to emphasize a number or amount.)
It must be all of 200 miles from here to Leeds.
All over the place/shop
- everywhere, in every possible place, (used for emphasis)
What a mess! There were cartons piled up to the ceiling and books and papers all over the place.
All the rage
- very popular, arousing much interest and enthusiasm
Surely you`ve heard of the pop-group Kings and Queens. They`re all the rage!
All the same
- nevertheless, in any case
I expect the specifications will be accurate, but I`ll check them myself all the same.
All told
- including all things/persons, having counted and included all
'How many names have we got on the list?' 'Five hundred and sixty, all told.'
All`s well that ends well
- (saying) if the final result/outcome is good, nothing that happened before really matters
Icy roads, traffic hold-ups and then the accident - I thought we would never get here. But here we are and all's well that ends well.
Be all Greek to somebody
- be unintelligible, be too difficult to understand, eg. legal/technical details, terminology etc.
The lawyer quoted a lot of clauses and paragraphs, but I`m afraid that most of the information was all Gree to me.
Be all right with somebody
- suit someone, be acceptable or agreeable to someone
'Would you like to come to supper tonight?' 'Well, yes, if it is all right with your wife.'
Be all the same to somebody
- not matter, not be important, make no difference to somebody
'Which date suits you better, the thirteenth or the fifteenth?' 'It is all the same to me. Either.'
For all I care
- expresses indifference, i.e. I etc. do not care
Jack`s coming back from the States next week. Bob says for all he cares Jack can stay there a few months longer.
In all
- in total
'How many coins have you got in you collection?' 'Three thousand two hundred in all.'
(Not) all there
- (informal) mentally alert, clever not easily deceived.
If you think Barry won`t notice what you`ve done you`re wrong. He's all there!
Once and for all
- (used for emphasis) for the only or final time
I`m telling you once and for all. No, I won`t lend you another fifty pounds!
All hell breaks loose
- begin reacting very strongly about a particular issue or event, often arguing about it and becoming very angry
When Darwin concluded that men were descended from apes, all hell broke loose.
All and sundry
- everybody, all kinds of people
Don't talk so loundly. There's no need for all and sundry to hear our business.
All in all
- considering everything
We didn't agree on every point, but all in all, we had a successful meeting.