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all over someone like a rash

all over someone like a rash phrase: giving someone an excessive amount of attention, especially romantic or sexual attention.

Phrase

all over someone like a rash

  1. (colloquial, simile) Giving someone an excessive amount of attention, especially romantic or sexual attention.
    • “Do ya want some grub? I suppose I betta feed ya,” said the vile woman. “If ya starve to death I’ll have social services all over me like a bleedin’ rash.”2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Synonyms of all over someone like a rash

Questions about all over someone like a rash

What does all over someone like a rash mean?
All over someone like a rash means giving someone an excessive amount of attention, especially romantic or sexual attention.
What part of speech is all over someone like a rash?
All over someone like a rash is a phrase.

Words near all over someone like a rash in the dictionary

  1. all over but the crying
  2. all over but the shouting
  3. all over hell's half acre
  4. all over one like a cheap suit
  5. all over oneself
  6. all over someone like a rash
  7. all over the ballpark
  8. all over the board
  9. all over the gaff
  10. all over the lot
  11. all over the map

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