all good things must come to an end
Everything enjoyable or desirable will eventually stop or finish
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All Greek to me
Quite unintelligible; an unknown tongue or language. Casca says, "For mine own part, it was all Greek to me." (Julius Ctesar, 1, 2.
all hands
The nautical term for the whole of the crew.
all hands on deck
Everyone is needed to help with a difficult situation
all hat and no cattle
Someone who talks big but has no substance or resources
all hat and no cowboy
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
all he touches turns to gold
All his ventures succeed; he is invariably fortunate. The allusion is to the legend of Midas (#.v.).
all heart
Having a kind and generous nature
all hell breaks loose
Complete chaos erupts
all holiday
completely wrong or mistaken
all hollow
Completely without substance or meaning
all in the family
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
all is fair in love and war
Any actions are justified in extreme circumstances
all is fair in love and war. (17th century)
Any actions are justified in extreme circumstances
all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds
Everything will work out for the best
all is grist that comes to the mill
Everything that happens can be used to one's advantage
all is not lost that is in danger
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
all is well that ends well
A successful outcome justifies the methods used to achieve it
all is well that ends well. (14th century)
A successful outcome justifies the efforts or difficulties that came before it
all it's cracked up to be
Not as good as expected
all kidding aside
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
all mouth and no trousers
Someone who talks a lot but does little
all mouth and trousers
Someone who talks a lot but does little
all my eye
A remark of incredulity made in reference to an improbable story; condensation of "ALL MY EYE AND BETTY MARTIN," a vulgar phrase constructed from the commencement of a Roman Catholic prayer to St. Martin, "Oh, mihi, beate Martine," which in common with many another fell into discredit and ridicule after the Reformation.
All my eye and Betty Martin
All nonsense, bosh, rubbish. The origin of this curious phrase cannot now be discovered. The Betty Martin is a later addition; "All my eye" is the old saying, as Goldsmith makes the Bailiff say in the Good-natured Man (iii) : "That's all my eye, the king only can pardon, as the law says." In his Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785), Grose gives: "That's my eye, Betty Martin.
all nations
A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.
all night
for the entire night
all of a heap
Completely disorganized or confused
all of a hugh!
All on one side; falling with a thump; the word HUGH being pronounced with a grunt.—Suffolk.
all one's born days
for as long as one has lived
all one's life's worth
something that is very valuable or important
all one's taste is in one's mouth
Someone's priorities or values are misguided
all or nothing
completely or not at all
all out
using all available resources or effort
all out
By far;—"he was ALL OUT the best of the lot." Old—frequently used by Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy.
all over
everywhere or in all parts
all over bar the shouting
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
all over but the shouting
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
all over hell's half acre
Scattered or dispersed over a large area
all over oneself
Extremely eager or enthusiastic, often in a way that is embarrassing or excessive
all over the board
Completely disorganized or inconsistent
all over the map
Completely disorganized or inconsistent
all over the shop
Scattered in every direc- tion, all over the place ; or pursuing an erratic course.
all over the world
Everywhere on the planet
all over with
completely finished or ended
all points of the compass
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. (John Arbuthnot)
Political parties ultimately fail due to their own deceit
all rights reserved
Copyright is enforced and no part can be used without permission
All rising to great place is by a winding stair. (Francis Bacon)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
All roads lead to Rome
All paths or methods lead to the same goal
all set
Completely prepared or ready to go
All Sir Garnet
During the 80s of the last century, when Sir Garnet Wolseley was winning his victories in Egypt, the Army phrase "All Sir Garnet" came into common usage, indicating that all was going well, everything was as it should be.
all sixes and nines
Completely confused or disorganized
all sizzle and no steak
Impressive appearance but lacking substance
All Souls' Day
November 2nd, so called because Catholics on that day seek by prayer and almsgiving to alleviate the sufferings of souls in purgatory. It was instituted in the monastery of Cluny in 993.
all standing
A nautical expression mean- ing to be completely equipped. To turn in all standing is to retire while still fully dressed.
all systems go
Everything is ready and in place to proceed
all talk and no cider
Someone who promises much but delivers little
all tarred with the same brush
All alike to blame; all sheep of the same flock. The allusion is to the custom of distinguishing the sheep of any given flock by a common mark with a brush dipped in tar.
all that
everything that exists or is relevant