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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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He's all one

"Raheem Sterling streaks away from his marker, there is one defender back against two and Sterling slides it across to Rooney. He's all one, one touch to settle and then a brilliant hit from the edge of the area right into the roof of the net." (BBC Sport website.)

What is "He's all one" in the above? Does it mean that 'he's alone, not troubled (pressed) by other players?
  

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It's an odd phrase. Are you sure it wasn't said or written as ' He's all alone '?

— Clive

  • It's an odd phrase.
  • Are you sure it wasn't said or written as ' He's all alone '?
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It's an odd phrase. Are you sure it wasn't said or written as 'He's all alone'?
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Thank you for the reply. Yes, I'm sure; I've just pasted the copied text. I've tried to find it now but the search engine showed only my post in the EnglishForward website.
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Sports journalists often make up odd phrasing, and most readers don't knock themselves out trying to understand what is meant! It might mean 'he's quick'.
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For what it's worth, I don't understand it either.
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Reading sports journalism is not a great way to learn English.Emotion: crying
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... and, to be contrary, I'll say it's OK. At the moment that he takes the shot, he's totally composed within himself; he is completely focussed on what he has to do; there are no other thoughts in his mind; he's all one

Sport commentaries do come up with things like that

Dave
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dave_anonAt the moment that he takes the shot, he's totally composed within himself; he is completely focussed on what he has to do; there are no other thoughts in his mind; he's all one
For what it's worth, that's how I read it, too.

CJ
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That's what I meant by 'He's quick'. He does it all in a single motion.
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CliveHe does it all in a single motion.
To me, the rest of the sentence implies that he didn't do it in single motion. He took an initial touch, then settled, then shot.
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