all along
- all the time, throughout
I knew all along that my friend would not get the promotion.
all at once
- suddenly, without warning
All at once, the fire alarm rang and we had to leave the building.
all day long
- the whole day
The girl was happy to wait all day long for the mail to arrive.
all ears
- to be eager to listen to someone
"I`m all ears, please tell me about the party."
all for (someone or something)
- to be very much in favor of someone or something
The woman is all for the manager and she never criticizes her.
all important
- most important, urgent or necessary
The meeting is all important and I plan to attend it.
all in
- to be tired, to be exhausted
I am all in and will go to bed early tonight.
all in a day's work
- to be part of what is expected of you
It was all in a day's work when the firefighters rescued the cat.
all in all
- in summary, after considering everything
We had a few problems but all in all the meeting was successful.
all in one piece
- safely, without damage
Our furniture arrived all in one piece after we moved.
all manner of (someone or something)
- all types of people or things
There were all manner of people at the party.
all night long
- throughout the whole night
We could hear the people next door talking all night long.
all of a sudden
- suddenly, without advance warning
All of a sudden, it became cloudy and began to rain.
all or nothing
- everything, one hundred percent of something
It is all or nothing. If I cannot fully participate in the meeting I will not attend.
all-out-effort
- a very good and thorough effort
We are making an all-out-effort to finish our work.
all over but the shouting
- to be decided and finished
It was all over but the shouting for the football fans after their team lost the game.
all over the place
- everywhere
We traveled all over the place on our holiday.
all right
- okay, satisfactory
It should be all right for me to bring my friend to the party.
all set
- to be ready to begin, to be okay
We were all set so we began the meeting.
all sweetness and light
- to be very sweet, to be innocent and helpful
The girl is all sweetness and light after she does something bad.
all systems go
- everything is ready (often used when a rocket is launched)
It was all systems go and we began the installation of the new computer system.
all talk (and no action)
- to talk about doing something but never really doing it
Our boss is all talk and no action and nothing new is ever done in our department.
all the livelong day
- throughout the whole day
I know the words to the song, “I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.”
all the rage
- to be in current fashion
The new sneakers were all the rage during the summer.
all the time
- always, continually
My sister asks for money all the time but I never give it to her.
all thumbs
- to have difficulty fixing things or working with one`s hands, to be clumsy
My friend is all thumbs when he fixes things around his house.
all to the good
- for the best, for one's benefit
It was all to the good that my sister quit her job.
all told
- including everything or everyone, counting everything
All told, there were at least twelve candidates for the job.
allow for (someone or something)
- to plan to have enough of something, to plan on the possibility of something
We must allow for enough time to go to the stadium.
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