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all-in
Also all in.
1. As predicative adj.a. Exhausted. colloq.
1903A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden xxii. 201 The horse was holding steady up to his clip, but it could be easily seen that he was ‘all in’. 1904Ade Breaking into Society 53 ‘I'm all in,’ said the Wreck. 1916‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd xiv. 244 You better find him right there in the blizzard—hurt maybe—anyway just about all in. 1952M. Laski Village iii. 56 You look all in... Been doing too much, that's what it is.
b. Completely or wholeheartedly involved.
a1910‘O. Henry’ Strictly Business (1917) xx. 221 ‘On the dead level,’ said Cork, holding her close with one arm, ‘when it comes to you, I'm all in.’ 1925W. Deeping Sorrell & Son viii. 76, I am all in on this adventure. Either we touch port—or we founder. 1933H. G. Wells Shape of Things to Come III §1. 263 It was becoming impossible to retain self-respect, to be happy within oneself, unless one was ‘all in’ upon that one sound objective.
2. As attrib. phr.: Inclusive of all; in Wrestling, without restrictions. Also absol.
1890Daily News 17 Feb. 3/6 The all-in [Billiards] tournament at the Westminster Aquarium. 1900N. Gould Settling Day xvi. 135, ‘I'll take that wager.’ ‘All in, run or not?’ 1908Westm. Gaz. 6 June 9/3 The ‘all-in’ system—that is to say, railway and hotel accommodation combined. 1913J. E. G. Hadath Schoolboy Grit viii. 88 A fight is just a fight: Catch-as-catch-can, All-in, and Best-your-enemy-anyhow! 1924F. W. Thomas Rain & Shine 125 Our Double-Decked Combination Endowment and All-in Policy. 1927Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 2 The exceptionally high all-in cost of 1s. 111/4d. per lb. 1927Manch. Guardian Weekly Oct. 329/2 A notable appeal for disarmament and all-in arbitration. 1929Times 8 Jan. 14/1 The two-part tariffs comprise a domestic ‘all-in’ rate and a business ‘all-in’ rate. The charge per unit for electricity for..lighting, heating, cooking, and domestic and business appliances is 1d. per unit. 1934E. J. Harrison Wrestling ii. 16 Alike, therefore, in the Cumberland and Westmorland, Græco-Roman, Catch-as-Catch-Can, All-in, or even the Japanese sumo styles of the art, lightweights do not usually contend against heavyweights. Ibid. v. 68 Any aspirant for mat honours..will not seek to explore and master the mysteries of All-in until he has gained a good working knowledge of orthodox Catch-as-Catch-Can. 1944‘G. Orwell’ in Horizon X. 242 To the extent that all-in wrestling is worse than boxing. |