Confusing Phrases Archives - Page 38 of 331

All the way vs All the way live

All the way—(U.S. coll., of hamburgers, etc.) with all available extras, such as mustard, relish, etc.

All hours—very late or very early hours.

All the best—is used as a farewell or to close an informal letter.

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.