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all correctin order; properly arranged; as expected; above reproach; shipshapeRate it:

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all correcttrue; agreed, yes indeedRate it:

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all dressedused in reference to (ordering) or eating a pizza with "everything", meaning all toppings (mushrooms, peppers, etc.) on itRate it:

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all dressed up and nowhere to goElaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.Rate it:

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all duck or no dinnerAll or nothing.Rate it:

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All EarsTo show keen interest in listening someone, be attentive to someoneRate it:

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all earsAwaiting an explanation.Rate it:

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all earsListening intently; fully focused.Rate it:

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all eyesGazing at devotedly.Rate it:

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all eyesHaving prominent eyes.Rate it:

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all eyesWatching alertly or attentively.Rate it:

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all eyes and earsTo be attentive.Rate it:

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all fired upExcited or energized; highly enthusiastic.Rate it:

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all for naughtvariant of 'all for nothing'; said when an effort has resulted in failure; in vain; for nothingRate it:

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all fur coat and no knickersOf superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.Rate it:

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all goodAnother way of saying it's all good; don't worry; everything is okayRate it:

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all good things come to an endNothing lasts forever.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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all hat and no cattleFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all hat, no cattleDresses like a cowboy, but isn't really a cowboy; a "drugstore cowboy"Rate it:

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all hell breaks looseVi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.Rate it:

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all hell broke looseA great disaster happened or chaos ensued.Rate it:

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all holidayA saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to/.Rate it:

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all hollowCommon misspelling of all hallow.Rate it:

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all hollowAs a foregone conclusion.Rate it:

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all importantvitalRate it:

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all intired outRate it:

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all inexhaustedRate it:

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all in a day's workA nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.Rate it:

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all in alleverything consideredRate it:

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all in allGenerally; for the most part; mostly.Rate it:

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all it's cracked up to beAs good as claims or reputation would suggest.Rate it:

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all kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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all mouth and no trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all mouth and trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all nationsA 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.Rate it:

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all of a suddenAdv suddenly, quickly.Rate it:

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all of a suddenwithout warningRate it:

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all of one's taste is in one's mouthAlternative form of all one's taste is in one's mouthRate it:

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all of the suddenSuddenly, rapidly.Rate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketInvesting heavily in just one area.Rate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketDevoting all of one’s resources to one thing.Rate it:

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all one's life's worthA momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation.Rate it:

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all one's taste is in one's mouthOne lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.Rate it:

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all outThe state of a side having no more men to bat, thus ending its innings.Rate it:

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all outusing maximum effortRate it:

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all overDone; finished; complete.Rate it:

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all over but the shoutingThe substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.Rate it:

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all over grumbleInferior.Rate it:

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all over grumbleUnsatisfactory.Rate it:

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