All right(y) already!

All right(y) already!
All right(y) already!
Inf. an impatient way of indicating agreement or acquiescence. •

Alice: All right already! Stop pushing me! Mary: I didn't do anything!

Bill: Come on! Get over here! Bob: All righty already! Don't rush me!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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