all there

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

She told us she had been given no option except mastectomy: "I felt like I didn't have a choice. It was 'you're having this and that's all there is to it'."

From BBC

It would be harsh to call Grealish a failure because he won almost all there is to win at City.

From BBC

One of my most striking discoveries of this story, after years of interviews in which actors insisted that their character was “all there on the page,” was how much of “Sentimental Value” as it appears onscreen was not — not least the sisters’ bedtop embrace at the emotional climax of the film, which became its defining image, and which Reinsve credits to co-star Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.

From Los Angeles Times

Oh yeah, they’re all but gone, it’s all there in lawsuits and court filings and mounds of legal stuff that mask the real message.

From Los Angeles Times

After all, there is every chance this is their last go at this.

From BBC

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