Confusing Phrases Archives - Page 37 of 331

All right guy vs Right guy

All right guy —(coll.) a reliable or trustworthy person.

All right for you—usually accompanies a threat of revenge as said by a child angry at a playmate.

All-red route—(UK hist., also: all-red line) a telegraph line lying throughout in British territory.

All-red line—(UK hist., also: all-red route) a telegraph line lying throughout in British territory.

All-overs—(coll.) a feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.

All mouth and no trousers—(UK derog.) said of somebody who talks or boasts a lot but doesn’t take any action (also: all talk and no trousers).

All sorts of something— = all kinds of something 1.

All in one piece—(also: in one piece) without injury; relatively unharmed.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase at all—under any circumstances.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the compound all-in—(attrib.) inclusive of everything:

All the world and his wife—(also: every man and his dog ) lots of people; everyone of importance.

All fur coat and no knickers—(UK derog.) said of a person or thing having an impressive appearance with no real substance beneath.