Question: Allusions and Figures of speech, 1. I hoped to sign the birthday card our team bought for Coach, but I couldn’t find a spot to sign my name because someone went all John Hancock on it and signed his name across the whole card.

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Question: Allusions and Figures of speech, 1. I hoped to sign the birthday card our team bought for Coach, but I couldn’t find a spot to sign my name because someone went all John Hancock on it and signed his name across the whole card.

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Reference meaning: The phrase "went all John Hancock" is an allusion to the American founding father John Hancock, who famously signed his name prominently and large on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Possible meaning: The phrase "went all John Hancock" implies that someone signed their name boldly and prominently on the birthday card, possibly taking up a significant amount of space. It suggests that the person's signature was difficult to miss or overshadowed other signatures on the card.