All Sir Garnet
Preserved but no longer current.
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.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “All Sir Garnet” mean?
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.
Is “All Sir Garnet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.