When you imagine something that is not real, it is all in your head.
They were not gossiping about you, it’s all in your head.
When you are ready and eager to listen, you are all ears.
Tell me what she said, I’m all ears.
When something is unusual for other people but not unusual for you, it’s all in a day’s work.
Being cold and wet is all in a day’s work for British fishermen.
When all hell breaks loose, a situation suddenly becomes noisy and violent.
All hell broke loose at the party when James pushed Dan to the floor.
When something is badly organised or scattered in many different places, it is all over the shop. This is a British English idiom.
My brother’s room is a mess. His clothes are all over the shop.
When everyone is paying attention to someone, all eyes are on them.
All eyes are on the Germany team after their disappointing recent results.
When you are in the same unpleasant situation as everyone, you are all in the same boat.
There’s no use complaining to me about having to work on Saturday, we’re all in the same boat. We’re all working then too.
When something is too difficult or confusing to understand, it's all Greek to you.
I didn't understand today's lecture, it was all Greek to me.
When something is all or nothing, you either do it completely or not all.
As Jenny stood on the top of the diving board she knew it was all or nothing. She could either jump off or climb back down.
When you do something all out, you do it with every possible effort.
We had to work all out to make sure we met our deadline.
Now choose the correct 'all' idiom in each example:
