all the time — {adv. phr.} 1. or[all the while] During the whole period; through the whole time. * /Mary went to college in her home town and lived at home all the while./ * /Most of us were surprised to hear that Mary and Tom had been engaged all year, but Sue … Dictionary of American idioms
all the way — or[the whole way] {adv. phr.} 1. From start to finish during the whole distance or time. * /Jack climbed all the way to the top of the tree./ * /Joe has played the whole way in the football game and it s almost over./ 2. In complete agreement;… … Dictionary of American idioms
all the way — or[the whole way] {adv. phr.} 1. From start to finish during the whole distance or time. * /Jack climbed all the way to the top of the tree./ * /Joe has played the whole way in the football game and it s almost over./ 2. In complete agreement;… … Dictionary of American idioms
All the King's Men — Infobox Book | name = All the King s Men title orig = translator = image caption = author = Robert Penn Warren illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Political fiction publisher =… … Wikipedia
The Time Machine — This article is about the novel by H.G. Wells. For other uses, see The Time Machine (disambiguation). The Time Machine … Wikipedia
The time is up — Up Up ([u^]p), adv. [AS. up, upp, [=u]p; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op, OS. [=u]p, OHG. [=u]f, G. auf, Icel. & Sw. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See {Over}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all the thing — or[all the rage],[the in thing] {n. phr.} The fashionable or popular thing to do, the fashionable or most popular artist or form of art at a given time. * /After The Graduate Dustin Hoffman was all the rage in the movies./ * /It was all the thing … Dictionary of American idioms
all the thing — or[all the rage],[the in thing] {n. phr.} The fashionable or popular thing to do, the fashionable or most popular artist or form of art at a given time. * /After The Graduate Dustin Hoffman was all the rage in the movies./ * /It was all the thing … Dictionary of American idioms
For all the world — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give the time of day — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
