all the rage
24
5.5
- idiom
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- Murals were all the rage in the glory days of Old Havana.
And as you know, mini brains are now all the rage in some areas.
- And as you know, mini brains are now all the rage in some areas.
- Unhinged Republicans seem to be all the rage these days.
- And I think native advertising was all the rage.
- Clearly, and this is becoming all the rage now, I don't recommend it.
- Potts because clean girl nails are all the rage these days.
- Well, so, you know, pop up restaurants have become all the rage.
- While Stanley Quenchers are all the rage, we strongly advise against turning to crime to fulfill your hydration habits.
- And then once again, neural networks became all the all the rage.
- Cognitive decline is all the rage with U.S., politicians and now me, now you.
- That's right, pups Ozempic and we go we are all the rage, but I hear they're really difficult to come across.
Examples
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Hard-boiled private eyes were all the rage in the '50s.
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They're all the rage these days, you know.
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Black lights were all the rage back then.
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It's all the rage, but... not everyone can do it.
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It's all the rage these days.
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The perfect example of this is when China was all the rage back in 2007.
Blog text (1) -
Action plans were all the rage several years ago.
Academic text (2005) -
Apparently this is all the rage in the Asian countries.
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Henry: I'm told the play is all the rage in London.
Fiction book (1999) -
Full suspension mountain bikes are all the rage today, attracting cyclists of all levels.
Synonyms
412
3.4
Very popular and wanted by many people
172
1.0
Music or art that many people enjoy
85
2.6
Popular now because it follows the current style
64
3.1
Very fashionable and popular now
51
2.9
Like what is fashionable now
36
2.9
Wanted by many people
27
2.6
Popular and seen as stylish now
10
3.8
Fashionable and popular now
3
3.7
Fashionable and popular right now
1
2.5
Popular now with many people
1
7.4
Popular for a short time because of a passing trend
1
4.6
Very popular and wanted by many people
Very stylish and popular with people who follow new fashions
Fashionable for a short time like a passing trend
Antonyms
How Popular
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'all' (completely) + 'the rage' (a current craze/fad), so 'all the rage' straightforwardly means 'completely fashionable' or 'extremely popular'. Given the provided constituent definition of 'rage' as 'a fad or craze', the phrase is compositionally transparent and predictable for a B1 learner who knows those words.
Etymology
The idiom all the rage comes from an older use of rage to mean a strong craze or excitement. One popular story says that if something was the 'rage' many people were excited about it, so when it was all the rage everyone wanted it, and that's why it means 'extremely popular'.