If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
[informal, spoken]
'Have you eaten?–You look all in!'
Synonyms: tired, exhausted, spent, done in [informal] More Synonyms of all in
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all in
phrase
If something such as an activity is a particular price all in, that price includes everything that is offered.
[mainly British, informal]
Dinner is about £25 all in.
Synonyms: in total, in all, on aggregate, in sum More Synonyms of all in
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all in in British English
adjective
1. (postpositive) informal
completely exhausted; tired out
adverb, adjective(all-in when prenominal)
2.
a.
with all expenses or costs included in the price
the flat is four hundred pounds a week all in
b.
(prenominal)
the all-in price is eighty pounds
all-in in British English
(ˌɔːlˈɪn)
adjective
1. British
with no extra costs; including everything
2. wrestling another name for freestyle
3. Australian informal
denoting something, esp a fight, in which everyone or many people become involved
The incident sparked an all-in brawl and led to six players being sent off.
all in in American English
US
Informal
very tired; fatigued
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Examples of 'all in' in a sentence
all in
The idea of doing anything at all in a fortnight's time seemed quite unimaginable.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
You know I don't trust myself to keep it all in my head,' she said accusingly.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
Drifting round the room Bridget noticed the books were all in alphabetical order.
Salley Vickers INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)
He could have taken on the best all-in wrestler and broken his adversary's neck with ease any time.
Malcolm, John WHISTLER IN THE DARK
All related terms of 'all in'
in all
In all means in total .
all in all
You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
all-in-one
denoting a single object or system that consists of or functions as several different items
in all honesty
You say in all honesty when you are saying something that might be disappointing or upsetting , and you want to soften its effect by emphasizing your sincerity.
in all things
In all things means in every situation and at all times.
all in good time
in due course
all-in wrestling
a competition or race, as in swimming , in which each participant may use a style of his or her choice instead of a specified style
in all but name
If you say that a situation exists in all but name , you mean that it is not officially recognized even though it exists.
in all likelihood
If you say that something will happen in all likelihood , you mean that it will probably happen.
in all my life
You can use in all my life or in my life to emphasize that you have never previously experienced something to such a degree .
in all probability
If you say that something will happen in all probability , you mean that you think it is very likely to happen.
in all weathers
If you say that someone does something in all weathers , you mean that they do it regularly whether the weather is good or bad .
(all) in good time
If you tell someone that something will happen in good time or all in good time , you are telling them to be patient because it will happen eventually .
in (all) conscience
in fairness; on any reasonable ground
all in a day's work
If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult , because it is part of their job or because they often do it.
in one
You can use in one to indicate that something is a single unit, but is made up of several different parts or has several different functions.
chuck it all (in/up)
If someone chucks it all , they stop doing their job , and usually move somewhere else. In British English you can also say that someone chucks it all up or chucks it all in .
in (all) fairness (to)
You use fairness in expressions such as in fairness to and in all fairness when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given.
in all one's born days
so far in one's life
all's fair in love and war
said to mean that under difficult circumstances any kind of behaviour is acceptable
comes in all shapes and sizes
If you say that things or people of a certain type come in all shapes and sizes , you mean that there are a large number of them, and that they are often very different from each other.
in conscience
with regard to truth and justice
in good conscience/in all conscience
If you say that you cannot do something in all conscience , in good conscience , or in conscience , you mean that you cannot do it because you think it is wrong .
put all one's eggs in one basket
to stake everything on a single venture
put all your eggs in one basket
to put all your efforts or resources into one course of action with the result that you will have no alternatives left if this fails
something is all in a day's work
said to mean that something that most people would consider difficult , unusual , or exciting is easy or normal because it is part of your job , or because you often experience this kind of thing
to put all your eggs in one basket
If someone puts all their eggs in one basket , they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails , they have no alternatives left.
someone would not do something for all the tea in China
said to emphasize that someone definitely does not want to do something