IDIOMS AND PHRASES
All in a Day’s Work (Excl.): part of what is expected; typical or normal.
Sentence – I can’t believe I had to unclog a toilet today, but all in a day’s work, I guess.
All in Good Time: Eventually; at a more favorable time in the future. This phrase encourages one to be patient.
Sentence – I know you wish your house had sold already, but all in good time.
All in One Piece: Safely.
Sentence – I made sure to pack the heirloom carefully so that it would still be all in one piece when it reached my daughter.
All Over the Board: Everywhere, in many different locations.
Sentence – I think we’ll have a great trip across the country; we’ve got places all over the board we want to visit.
All it’s cracked Up To Be: As good as claims or reputation would suggest.
Sentence – I’m so impressed with my new car—a luxury car really is all it’s cracked up to be!
All Mouth and No Trousers: Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
Sentence – He talks a big game, but when it actually comes to asking out a woman, he’s all mouth and no trousers.
All Over But The Shouting: Certain to end in a specific way.
Sentence – With that last goal, it’s all over but the shouting at this point.
All That Jazz: Similar things, similar qualities, et cetera.
Sentence – My sister is involved in so many extracurricular activities—student council, Model UN, the literary magazine, and all that jazz.
All Over Hell’s Half Acre: All over the place; everywhere.
Sentence – I missed my turn when I was driving out to meet you, and I was all over hell’s half acre before I was able to find the right road again!
All Over The Map: Everywhere; in many different locations.
Sentence – Public opinion is all over the map for the governor, so it’s hard to know how she’ll do in the next election.
All Over The Place: Everywhere; in many different locations.
Sentence – Now that we’ve graduated, my college friends are all over that place, and I hardly ever see them.
All Rights Reserved: Said of a published work; all reproduction rights are asserted by the copyright holder.
Sentence – While I don’t know if it gives me more legal protection, I feel better having “All Rights Reserved” below everything I write online.
All Roads Lead to Rome: There is more than one effective way to do something; many different methods will produce the same result.
Sentence – All roads lead to Rome, so you can approach the puzzle any way you like, as long as you solve it.
All Set: Ready, prepared, finished.
Sentence – Once I iron my shirt, I’ll be all set for the date tonight.
All Sizzle And No Steak: Failing to live up to advance promotion or reputation.
Sentence – Everyone is in a panic over the supposed water shortages, but personally I think the whole thing is all sizzle and no steak.
All Talk and No Trousers: Prone to empty boasts.
Sentence – The team’s manager keeps promising title after title, but he’s seeming like all talk and no trousers at this point.
All Told: With everything taken into consideration.
Sentence – Yeah, it rained a lot during our vacation, but all told we had a great time.
All The Marbles: The entire prize or reward.
Sentence – He is currently in first place, so his final putt is for all the marbles!
