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said it all

said it all is the past participle of say it all.

Meaning of say it all

Verb

say it all (third-person singular simple present says it all, present participle saying it all, simple past and past participle said it all)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.
    • "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."1987 May 3, Thomas J. Knudson, “Montana Grapples with High Worker Insurance”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Jun 2015
    Synonyms:
    nail it
  2. (idiomatic) To convey information implicitly in a non-verbal way.
    • The look on his face said it all. He was terrified!2004 February 13, Denise Pearson, “And they say romance is dead...”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 04 Jun 2015
    Synonyms:
    speak volumes

Questions about said it all

What is said it all the past participle of?
Said it all is the past participle of say it all.

Words near said it all in the dictionary

  1. said bo to a goose
  2. said boo
  3. said cheese
  4. said goodbye
  5. said grace
  6. said it all
  7. said no one ever
  8. said one's piece
  9. said one's prayers
  10. said someone's prayers
  11. said the actress to the bishop

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