all for

Idioms  

1. Completely in favor of something or someone, as in I'm all for eating before we leave, or The players are all for the new soccer coach. This colloquial phrase was first recorded in 1864.

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all for

With a lack of new US aluminum smelters, Coviello said: "We are all for tariffs for critical items such as defense and medical industry."

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The pageantry is a gamble rather than a guarantee, most of all for Xi, who is staking his standing at home on a smooth performance by the least predictable counterpart in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

That’s the fun of it all for Charles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Perhaps that’s because, if we stop clinging to the hope that it was all for the greater good, the events become too disturbing to imagine.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

But it had happened to him, these people had witnessed it, and they still wanted to risk their own safety, all for some idea.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro