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all there

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  1. Having one's wits about one, mentally competent, as in John may seem absentminded, but believe me, he's all there. This phrase is often used negatively, as not all there, for being without one's full faculties. For example, I wonder about Justin; sometimes it seems as if he's not all there. [Mid-1800s]


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It was all there: The windswept bangs, the naturalistic lighting highlighting perfect cheekbones, the flowing, unstructured dresses and dirtied booties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But we are set up to relate to things in that way: If something talks to us, if something shows care for us, we’re all there for it.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Above all, there is Cushla’s mother, Gina, played by Gillian Anderson, in a downward spiral since the death of her husband, some two years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

"The film Kevin has written shows Glasgow in a warm light, literally and figuratively. The red sandstone flats, Kelvingrove, the pubs – it's all there."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The Mongo family is all there, the Muge family is all there, the Narok family is all there, and so on.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

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