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General idioms that span a wide range of everyday topics.

2741 idioms in this category

all cats are grey in the dark

in situations where visibility is limited, differences become unimportant

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all duck or no dinner

An all-or-nothing situation where one either achieves complete success or total failure.

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all ears

Listening eagerly and attentively.

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all fur and no knickers

Having a superficial appearance of wealth, importance, or substance, but lacking actual value or depth underneath.

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all fur coat and no knickers

Having a superficial appearance of wealth, importance, or substance, but lacking actual value or depth underneath.

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all hat and no cattle

Having a lot of appearance or claims but little substance or real ability.

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all hat and no cowboy

Having a lot of appearance or claims but little substance or real ability (similar to 'all hat and no cattle').

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all hell breaks loose

A situation suddenly becomes chaotic, wild, or extremely busy.

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all hell broke loose

chaos erupted; a situation became uncontrollable

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all in all

considering everything; overall summary

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all kidding aside

Used to signal that the speaker is about to transition from joking or jesting to speaking seriously.

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all mouth and no trousers

A person who talks a great deal but has no substance or ability to back up their claims.

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