Masa  +  364866 Mon, 14 May 07 08:20 PM Hi. what is mean by: 1. all is over with him now; 2. all that glitters is not gold; 3. all goes well that ends well. by the way, all tables  is/are cleaned. Should I use is or are?   Masa Joined on Mon, May 14 2007 New Member 44

	Philip  +  364882 Mon, 14 May 07 08:54 PM  Masa wrote: Hi. what is mean by: 1. all is over with him now; I'm not familiar with this phrase.  Might it mean that he is 'out of the way', perhaps even dead? 2. all that glitters is not gold; This is very common, and it means that sometimes things that seem glittery and shiney may not be worth very much after all.  As stated, it means that everything (including gold) that glitters is not gold.  It should read 'not all that glitters is  gold', but we understand the meaning any way. 3. all goes well that ends well. Properly stated:  all's well that ends well = if it ends up fine, it doesn't really matter how it got to that end. by the way, all tables  is/are cleaned. Should I use is or are? are!   I hope this helps. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen