Definition
To express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.
To convey information implicitly in a non-verbal way.
In Context
- ""One Idaho logger told my sons, ‘We're stealing your lunch,’" said Connie M. Wood, owner of the Topper Wood Trucking Company in Libby. "That seems to say it all.""
- "The show's slogan says it all: "News without mercy.""
- "The look on his face said it all. He was terrified!"
- "Rory McIlroy looked downcast . . . his body language saying it all, head down and shoulders slumped, he is a picture of bitter disappointment."
Also Said As
- nail it