All Told Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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all told What does all told mean?	including everything/everyone, totaled up	All told, there were at least twelve candidates for the job.
all told What does all told mean?	including everything or everyone, counting everything	All told, there were at least twelve candidates for the job.
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knock back What does "knock back" mean?	drink rapidly
food for thought What does "food for thought" mean?	something to think about	The advice from the bank manager was food for thought when I made my financial plan.
make a mountain out of a molehill What does "make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?	make something seem much more important than it really is.	"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.You're making a mountain out of a molehill."
step/tread on (someone`s) toes What does "step/tread on (someone`s) toes" mean?	to do something that interferes with or offends someone else	I do not want to tread on my supervisor's toes because he is not in a good mood today.
make it as far as What does "make it as far as" mean?	travel as far as somewhere, endure something until you must stop	We made it as far as the city limits before our car began to have problems.
to mean (something) to (someone) What does "to mean (something) to (someone)" mean?	have an effect or feeling for someone	I always tell my mother about my job situation because it means a lot to her.

not all there What does "not all there" mean?	to be not mentally adequate, to be crazy or silly	The man is not all there and sometimes he does very strange things.
shake hands with (someone) What does "shake hands with (someone)" mean?	to greet someone by taking his or her hand and shaking it	The two men shook hands when they met for the first time.
talk until one is blue in the face What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean?	to talk until one is exhausted	I talked until I was blue in the face but my friend would still not change his mind.

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