All dressed up—dressed formally; dressed in one’s best clothes.
Category: Confusing Phrases
All day and every day vs All the days of one’s life
All day and every day—during the whole of one day and for a number of days afterwards.
All but vs Anything but
All but—almost; nearly.
All at once vs At once
All at once—suddenly and abruptly.
Difference between All along and All along the line
All along—all the time. Her employer said he had suspected the girl of pilfering all along. All along the line—at every point in the course of an activity. These newer family magazines are making the older ones fight for existence all along the line.
Alive to vs Alive with
Alive to something—aware of something; conscious of something.
Alien from vs Alien to
Alien from something—differing in nature or character from something.
Air letter vs Airmail letter
Air letter—(also: aerogramme) a sheet of light paper forming a letter for sending by airmail.
Air lane vs Airline
Air lane—(also: airway) a regular route of travel for aircraft.
Air gun vs Air gunner
Air gun—a gun in which compressed air is used to propel the charge.
Air boat vs Inflatable boat
Inflatable boat—an air-filled rubber boat (for use in an emergency, etc.)
Aim at vs Aim for
Aim for something— = aim at something 2