| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| all she wrote |
(See that's all she wrote)
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| all shook up |
excited, nervous
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Al gets all shook up when he sees Gina. He likes her a lot.
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| all show |
artificial, having little or no substance, put on airs
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When he gets angry and yells at us, it's all show, just to scare us.
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| all spruced up |
clean and dressed in your best clothes, dressed up
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The young farmers got all spruced up for the dance.
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| all talk and no action |
a person who talks a lot but does very little, hot air
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He talks about doing everything, but doesn't accomplish anything. He's all talk and no action!
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| all teed up |
the golf ball is on the tee, everything is ready
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The parade is ready to begin. It's all teed up.
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| all that jazz |
all related things, other similar topics
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They were talking about UFO's and all that jazz.
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| all the bells and whistles |
a lot of extra features, lots of goodies, loaded
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When Horst sold his business he bought a motorhome with all the bells and whistles.
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| all the livelong day |
all day, lasting the whole day
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Our canary sings all the livelong day - from dawn to dusk.
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| all the marbles |
all the money, the top prize
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How does it feel to be playing in the final - for all the marbles?
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