Meaning & use
it's all the rage
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Meaning
phrasefixed phraseinformal
Used to say that something is very popular or fashionable at the present time.
Grammar: Often used after a noun: 'Short skirts are all the rage.' The subject can be a thing or activity.
Patterns
- something is all the rage
- be all the rage
Those new wireless earbuds are all the rage among teenagers.
Vintage clothing is all the rage this year.
Common combinations
- be all the rage
- Online yoga classes are all the rage right now.
- become all the rage
- Plant-based burgers became all the rage a few years ago.
- all the rage among
- That phone game is all the rage among schoolchildren.
Synonyms and how they differ
- in fashion
- More neutral and can describe clothes or styles; 'all the rage' is stronger and more informal.
- trendy
- An adjective meaning fashionable; 'all the rage' is a phrase used after 'be'.
- popular
- More general; 'all the rage' suggests a current, intense trend.
Opposites
Commonly confused: it's all the rage or all the rage?
it's all the rage vs all the rage
The same phrase without 'it's'; 'all the rage' is the core idiom, and 'it's' is often added to make a full sentence.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'all the rage' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option A correctly uses 'all the rage' to mean very popular. Option B confuses 'rage' with anger. Option C uses 'rage' literally as violent weather. Option D is not a natural use of the idiom.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “it's all the rage”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.