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all in

all in

27 5.4
Very tired and cannot do anything
  • idiom
  • /ɔl ɪn/
  • UK
translation icon : agotado
  • All in all, she felt she was handling him and a difficult, confusing situation very well.

Examples

  • So, if you're all in love with her, what's the problem?

    Fiction book (1997)

  • So if you're all in, you have a clear emotionally charged goal.

  • You look kind of all in, at that.

    Double Indemnity (1944)

  • We're all in this together, my dear.

    Trust the Man (2005)

  • We're all in this together.

    Tin Toy (1988)

  • But, all in all, 3 Highview Crescent was a happy home.

    The Castle (1997)

  • After working two shifts back-to-back, I was all in and ready for bed.

  • She felt all in after running the marathon without any rest.

  • By the end of the week, the team was all in from the long hours and late nights.

Synonyms

dead
vsall in
  • Informal
131 6.6

Extremely tired and with no energy after hard work

is similar but can appear in both formal and informal speech
exhausted
vsall in
104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

is the same feeling but can be more informal in speech
burned-out
vsall in
27 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

describes immediate total tiredness without implying long-term cause
worn out
vsall in
23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

focuses similarly on tiredness but without the phrasing about appearance
fatigued
vsall in
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is like this but more neutral about performance impact
beat
vsall in
  • Informal
5 6.7

Very tired and without energy

is similar but not limited to informal or slang use
dog-tired
vsall in
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

is the same idea but used more generally across contexts
totn
vsall in
  • Slang
2 9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

is the same state but in neutral, non-slang language
washed-out
vsall in
  • Informal
1 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

is similar but mainly signals general complete tiredness
bushed
vsall in
  • Informal
1 8.2

Feeling very tired after a long time of hard work or activity

is broader, fitting both casual and more formal contexts
deuced tired
vsall in
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

means the same tiredness but in more neutral wording
as tired as HE-double-toothpicks
vsall in
  • Informal
9.9

So tired you can hardly move

expresses the same exhaustion without humorous phrasing
totally zogged
vsall in
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

describes that same weariness without slang colouring
bone-deep tired
vsall in
8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

means extreme tiredness but without stressing profound bodily depth

Antonyms

energetic
93 1.6

Full of energy and active

refreshed
1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

all in
  • UK
27 5.4
fatigued
13 4.1
to weary
4 4.4
tired
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

all in positive

Morphology

all + in

The meaning 'extremely tired' is not transparently derived from 'all' (whole/completely) + 'in' (inside); while 'all' can signal intensification, 'in' provides no obvious link to fatigue. A B1 learner who knows the constituents would be unlikely to infer the exhausted sense without prior exposure, so the expression is idiomatic and unpredictable.

Etymology

All in may come from the image of someone using all their energy 'in' one task, like a runner who pushes to the finish or a player who bets all their chips. That's why all in means 'completely exhausted' because they have nothing left.