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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.

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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."
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Also Said As

  • nail it
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