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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
He is all that?
Do people use the expression "all that" meaning a person is sophisticated and attractive"? I want to know if this is just an old expression or people still us it today.
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Do you mean this kind of usage? It's not unusual, but it's not common either. Consider these examples.
- Do you mean this kind of usage?
- It's not unusual, but it's not common either.
- Consider these examples.
- eg Betty: I want to marry a man who is sophisticated and attractive.
- Jim is all that.
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Do you mean this kind of usage? It's not unusual, but it's not common either.
Consider these examples.
eg Betty: I want to marry a man who is sophisticated and attractive. Jim is all that.
eg Mary: I want to marry a man who is
Consider these examples.
eg Betty: I want to marry a man who is sophisticated and attractive. Jim is all that.
eg Mary: I want to marry a man who is
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This is what I saw in urban dic.
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top quality, admired. Really hot.
A person who thinks they are “all that” believes they people should buy them lunch and open doors for them. They think they are so hot and sophisicated that they can attract anybody.
In the old days we'd have a saying for women who thought they were "all that" -------- Miss Fine Thang. The whole block w
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top quality, admired. Really hot.
A person who thinks they are “all that” believes they people should buy them lunch and open doors for them. They think they are so hot and sophisicated that they can attract anybody.
In the old days we'd have a saying for women who thought they were "all that" -------- Miss Fine Thang. The whole block w
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I've never heard or read that expression.
My advice to learners is to be wary of much that you find in the urban dictionary.
Clive
My advice to learners is to be wary of much that you find in the urban dictionary.
Clive
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AnonymousDo people use the expression "all that" meaning a person is sophisticated and attractive"?No. It means something closer to 'stuck up', 'too good for you'. It's deep in the territory of slang, I'd say, and its use is very limited. You might say it's not an expression that's in general circulation.
CJ
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