all hollow

Adverb

idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic) As a foregone conclusion.

Japanese Meaning

必然的に決まっている結果、つまり予め結果が見えている状況。 / あらかじめ定まった結末、予測可能な結果として起こる事象。

Everyone assumed, all hollow, that he would win the election.

みんな彼が選挙に勝つことを当然のこととして思っていた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) As a foregone conclusion.

He was beat all hollow, i.e. he had no chance of conquering.

It was all hollow, or a hollow thing, it was a decided thing from the beginning.