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