in all its glory
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5.8
- idiom
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en todo su esplendor
- The sunset over the ocean was breathtaking, and I watched it in all its glory.
- see it in all its glory
- visible in all its glory
- capture it in all its glory
Think about Iris Abfull in all her glory.
- Think about Iris Abfull in all her glory.
Examples
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It's nature in all its glory.
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David inserts the plastic card key, opens the doors, and sure enough, there in all its glory is Whistler's Mother.
Fiction book (1997) -
Gentlemen... I give you the human form... in all its glory.
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And here it is in all its glory.
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But we shall see it soon in all its glory.
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Here they are in all their glory!
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You've seen mine in all its glory.
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After 40 steaming minutes, we rounded a corner and there it was in all its glory.
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Consider that even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.
Blog text (3) -
Overhead, the Wheel, as the men had taken to calling the vast spiral above them, shone in all its glory, filling nearly the entire sky in a swirl of light.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
210
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
110
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
105
5.5
Very beautiful, delicate, and well made, like a piece of jewelry
77
3.5
A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you
43
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
30
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
29
3.4
Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
11
7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
5
9.9
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
1
7.7
Large and impressive in a way that makes people feel wonder
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'at its most impressive or splendid' is directly compositional from 'in' (locative), 'all' (whole), 'its' (possessive) and 'glory' (splendor); together they literally convey 'in the full splendor of it'. This is a common intensifying noun phrase pattern found cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
In all its glory may come from the image of something shown fully and beautifully, like a peacock spreading its bright feathers or a hall opened after work so you can see every part. Here glory means the full, beautiful display, so the phrase means 'at its most impressive'.