be all the rage

Meaning: To be extremely fashionable or popular for a time.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Example: “Those chunky sneakers were all the rage two summers ago; now nobody wears them.”

Category: Daily Life

Origin: "The rage" meant a craze or fashion from the late 18th century; "all the rage" is found in print by the 1830s.

Equivalents in other languages

avoid like the plague — To stay as far away as possible from someone or something.
lay it on thick — To exaggerate, especially praise or flattery, far too much.
stake one's life on it — To be absolutely certain that something is true.
chase skirts — To pursue women constantly and flirtatiously.
not know which way to turn — To be so overwhelmed or confused that one does not know what to do.
watch one's step — To be careful how one behaves, to avoid trouble.

welcome with open arms — To greet or accept someone with great warmth and enthusiasm.
count on the fingers of one hand — To be very few in number, five or fewer.
give someone an earful — To scold someone at length, or tell them angrily what one thinks.
one's eyes pop out of one's head — To be astonished, often at something striking or desirable.
turn one's stomach — To make someone feel sick, physically or with disgust.
have eyes in the back of one's head — To notice everything, even what happens behind one's back.

Espèce de patate — You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.
Quel râleur / quelle râleuse — You never stop moaning — everything is a complaint, nothing is ever good enough.
Peau de vache — A mean, difficult, and unpleasant person — tough and unyielding like tanned hide.