15 English Expressions & Idioms using ‘ALL’

An idiom is an expression whose meaning is not predictable just by looking at its words. In this lesson, I will teach you several idioms that have something in common: they all contain the word all. You will learn the meaning of expressions like I’m all ears, It’s all in your head, all shook up, all hell broke loose, know-it-all, pull an all-nighter, all in a day’s work, not all there, for all I know, and many more. You might recognize some of these from movies or shows, as they are very common expressions used frequently by native English speakers. These will be especially useful in casual conversation with friends and family.

wow, i’ve got 100. Thank you James

Kasia01

Thanks for the laughs James.

I must say you do dress well, maybe you should make us a video and give us some tips.

Great lesson, Mr. James…!!

Jakub Alvarez

Query:
Shouldn’t the idiom “Not all there” be classed under “Mental State”? After all, if you have a mental illness, you are classified as “crazy”, “stupid”, retarded or; “Not all there!” (BTW, I am a native English speaker from N.Z.)

Drew

Dear James,
I am an English teacher. The truth is that the way of your teaching helps me a lot. I pull out all the stops to teach like a native speaker like you. All yours.

Leila Zarei

Thanks James! You’re the best! But please check the idiom ‘shook up’…I’m almost sure it should be ‘SHAKEN UP’ (if my memory is still good..shake is an irregular verb..shook is its past simple and shaken its past participle ;). Love u !

denise81

It is not strictly grammatically correct, but you will hear it used that way.

engVid Moderator

Thank you James.bz way you’re a great teacher.

Shukriya1

Thank you, James,

hugowu

08/09 . Thank you so much James.

Annie

Thanks James!!!

knopfler86

for all it was worth I enjoyed myself

gaemmanuel

Good one!

murder404kidnapper2025

Thank you, we get it all.

BudorB

i can use this in creative writing in our english sub :)

Gem Cabague

It’s bad for me. I’ll try harder.

Mbuta51

Am all shook up for the lesson. thanks so much for making my day.

Haustraliah

You’re good.
I have got 100.
Thank you.

Komal chawla

I got 7/9, i wrong 2 questions, i didn’t review and check again, i will to try next time. Thank James

nguyen van long

I have got 100 marks. You really are a great teacher.

Muhammad Amjad Khan

Yep. He really is

RASPUTIN02

I’ve got 8 of 9. thanks James.

Dnemark

Hey Mr. James . Let me be frank with you . YOU ARE AMAZING ????
I LOVE YOU AND YOUR VIDEOS !
JESUS CHRIST ??
I’VE NEVER SEEN A TEACHER THAT TEACH THIS MUCH GREAT ENGLISH .
THANK YOU , THANKS .?

Kaniel Kreevaki

yes, that is my opinion either:interesting,humor,knowledgeable,thank you James.

Diana0128

♫♫ music to my ears…♪♪♪♥♥♥

Gladis

Hey dear James it was an astonishing class you always do the lesson quite nice and funny thanks for that…… greetings from surco

marc anthony

Thank you so much for such an incredibly useful and meaningful video lesson! I’d like to ask whether it’s right to use in the sixth question of the quiz (At first, Harry and Ron thought Hermione was …) as an answer “not all there” instead of “know-it-all”. Thank you in advance!

gr.yarik

I have to pulled an all nighter to sudying on the big exam that i must take at school tomorrow.But today morning im going to attend my friend birthday party at 8a.m. There are lots of people at the party,suddenly i heard loud noises and then all hell broke loose.

trinhanhduy1498

still great lesson, thank you James, i got 100.

Diana0128

Thank you Mr. James!

Alex-1956

Appreciate your lesson, James and Mr.E.

Bylng

thanks James

Sonelia

I love you, James! You’re an amazing teacher.=)

MarcelaFortini

My home work story…..
Last summer i pulled an all-nighter for my final exam .I was exhausted ,but it worth it because i did so well.
At the end of that day i was invited to school gathering at a luxuriousrestaurant.
Everything went perfect until out of nowhere a woman showed up ,she walked straightly to the man who was sitting next to our table.
She pulled his hair so badly while pouring a cup of water in the face of his date..
It was a moment of silense,all hell broke loose.
That man tried to escape put he all shook up.everyone was scared to make a move
Eventually it turned that woman cauht her boyfreind cheating her with her best friend .
I can’t say that woman not all there because i understand why she did that butfor all i know that man’s her will never grow up again.

Sheic

thank for the video
6/9

salimon

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