be all about

English

Verb

be all about (third-person singular simple present is all about, present participle being all about, simple past was all about, past participle been all about)

(colloquial) To deal with, to be focused on.
That's what it's all about.
(colloquial) To love, to enjoy, to be interested in.
- 2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 176:
  She didn't look up and Luke could see she was all about the chips.

Translations

deal with

French: s’agir de (fr)
German: gehen um (de), sich handeln um (de), sich drehen um (de)
Spanish: lidiar con, enfocarse en, tratarse de

be interested in

German: abfahren auf (de) (colloquial)
Spanish: estar interesado en

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