be all about

verb

To deal with, to be focused on.

“That's what it's all about.”

Meanings

verbbe all about (third-person singular simple present is all about, present participle being all about, simple past was all about, past participle been all about)

present singular third person is all about · participle present being all about · past was all about · participle past been all about

  1. colloquialTo deal with, to be focused on.

    That's what it's all about.

  2. colloquialTo love, to enjoy, to be interested in.

    She didn't look up and Luke could see she was all about the chips.

    2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 176

Translations

French s'agir de
  • s'agir dedeal with
German gehen um, sich handeln um
  • gehen umdeal with
  • sich handeln umdeal with
  • sich drehen umdeal with
  • abfahren aufbe interested in
Spanish lidiar con, enfocarse en
  • lidiar condeal with
  • enfocarse endeal with
  • tratarse dedeal with
  • estar interesado enbe interested in
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Chicago

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