not all there

Idioms and Phrases

see all there .

Example Sentences

One string of scenes that follows Mel’s hospital stay physicalizes the sensation of being on prescription painkillers by showing her and her co-stars break into choreographed body rolls and herky-jerky movements during normal conversations – a creative way of capturing the experience of being cognizant but not all there while mightily striving to maintain the appearance of being fine.

From Salon

But deservedness is not all there is in any punishment decision.

From Slate

At age 93, Lear once asked, in a New York Times interview, “Aren’t you expected to grow, learn more about yourself, learn more about the world? Why would you be less expected to grow when you’re 80? The culture dictates how you behave, and maybe the elderly buy into it, the way they grow old. My role here now is to say wait a minute. That’s not all there is. There’s a good time to be had at this age.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It seems like he’s more performative and he’s trying to say whatever the people want to hear. Also, I understand he’s of an older age, not that all people of that age are Joe Biden. But mentally, I think he’s not all there,” Lee said.

From Seattle Times

Rather than send Biden tumbling, the jab earned Castro many accusations that he went too far in insinuating that his elderly opponent was not all there.

From Slate

Related Words

• heedless
• negligent
• oblivious
• unconcerned
• unfamiliar
• uninformed