is all

English

Etymology

From that is all.

Adverb

is all (not comparable)

1. (Canada, US, colloquial) That is all; only, just and nothing more. [from 20th c.]
   • 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.

Translations

that is all

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 而已 (zh) (éryǐ), 罷了／罢了 (zh) (bàle)

• Finnish: siinä kaikki
• Hungarian: ennyi (hu)
• Russian: и всё (i vsjo)

Anagrams

• Lails, Silla