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was all about

was all about is the simple past of be all about.

Meaning of be all about

Verb

be all about (third-person singular simple present is all about, present participle being all about, simple past was all about, past participle been all about)

  1. (colloquial) To deal with, to be focused on.
    • That's what it's all about.
  2. (colloquial) To love, to enjoy, to be interested in.
    • She didn't look up and Luke could see she was all about the chips.2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 176

Questions about was all about

What is was all about the simple past of?
Was all about is the simple past of be all about.

Words near was all about in the dictionary

  1. was a one
  2. was a thing
  3. was able to
  4. was aces with
  5. was ages with
  6. was all about
  7. was along
  8. was around
  9. was at the plague
  10. was awake
  11. was bored

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