All around
adj, adv
adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Including everything about a topic; overall, all-encompassing.
Adverb
- 1 In every surrounding place. not-comparable
"Love Is All Around"
- 2 In every respect. not-comparable
"That's, of course, overlooking the fact that the Foundation grabbed some teenage girls off the street, experimented on them, chucked them underground, and forgot about them. Maybe, if that plan had actually worked to save humanity, there'd be some arguments there, but, as it is, it's really just a bad look all around."
- 3 For each person. not-comparable
"I bought drinks all around."
Example
More examples"That's, of course, overlooking the fact that the Foundation grabbed some teenage girls off the street, experimented on them, chucked them underground, and forgot about them. Maybe, if that plan had actually worked to save humanity, there'd be some arguments there, but, as it is, it's really just a bad look all around."