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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of 'go all out'
"The sheep at this zoo have gone all out, dressed up in cute, rainbow-striped clothes."
According to dictionaries, the meaning of go all out is to put all http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/your http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/energy or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/enthusiasm into what you are doing
However, in the context, I feel like all just means every sheep like all of the sheep at this zoo have gone out or it should be interpreted as the dictionary definition?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
go all out :
to put all http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/your http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/energy or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/enthusiasm into what you are doing:
The http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/team went all out for a http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/win.
According to dictionaries, the meaning of go all out is to put all http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/your http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/energy or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/enthusiasm into what you are doing
However, in the context, I feel like all just means every sheep like all of the sheep at this zoo have gone out or it should be interpreted as the dictionary definition?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
go all out :
to put all http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/your http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/energy or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/enthusiasm into what you are doing:
The http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/team went all out for a http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/win.
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However, in the context, I feel like all just means every sheep like all of the sheep at this zoo have gone out or it should be interpreted as the dictionary definition? No! Go with the dictionary definition.
- However, in the context, I feel like all just means every sheep like all of the sheep at this zoo have gone out or it should be interpreted as the dictionary definition?
- No!
- Go with the dictionary definition.
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However, in the context, I feel like all just means every sheep like all of the sheep at this zoo have gone out or it should be interpreted as the dictionary definition?
No! Go with the dictionary definition.
No! Go with the dictionary definition.
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As far as I can tell, it should be interpreted as the dictionary definition, more or less, but obviously the sheep themselves have not made any effort, so it cannot be taken too literally.
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