is all

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English

Etymology

From that is all.

Adverb

is all (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial) That is all; only, just and nothing more.
    • 2011, Helen DeWitt, Lightning Rods, And Other Stories 2013, p. 128:
      All you have to do is ask it the right question is all.
    • 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
      “Rat poison. Mmm. A nice lingering death!” added Burt with a breathy laugh. “They just taste a bit funny afterwards, is all.”

Usage notes

Always said at the end of a sentence.

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