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all over the place

all over the place prepositional phrase: in multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.
    • They started firing all over the place.
    • In Genoa there are stray cats all over the place.
  2. (idiomatic) Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.
    • I asked each person in turn, and their answers were all over the place.
    • England were all over the place for the majority of the opening 45 minutes as gaps broke in defence.2023 December 1, Emma Sanders, “England 3-2 Netherlands”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    at random

all over the place meaning in Kannada

all over the place in Kannada

ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ, ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ, ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಪಿಲ್ಲಿಯಾಗಿ, ಅಸ್ತವ್ಯಸ್ತವಾಗಿ

Examples of all over the place in a sentence

  • I've been looking for you all over the place.
  • To get from point A to point B, you have to wander all over the place.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 322:
  • We can't have lots of people swarming all over the place.2004, Ruth Ozeki, All Over Creation, Penguin, →ISBN, page 267:

Synonyms of all over the place

All synonyms of all over the place

Questions about all over the place

What does all over the place mean?
All over the place means in multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.
What is all over the place in Kannada?
All over the place in Kannada is ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ, ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ, ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಪಿಲ್ಲಿಯಾಗಿ. See All over the place meaning in Kannada.
How do you use all over the place in a sentence?
I've been looking for you all over the place.
What part of speech is all over the place?
All over the place is a prepositional phrase.

Words near all over the place in the dictionary

  1. all over the ballpark
  2. all over the board
  3. all over the gaff
  4. all over the lot
  5. all over the map
  6. all over the place
  7. all over the place like a mad woman's custard
  8. all over the shop
  9. all over the show
  10. all over the world
  11. all over with

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