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all over the place like a mad woman's custard

all over the place like a mad woman's custard phrase: moving about randomly.

Phrase

all over the place like a mad woman's custard

  1. (colloquial, simile) Moving about randomly.
    • In the end he was blood from head to hocks and all over the place like a mad woman's custard.1959, D'Arcy Niland, Woman from the country, page 212
    • The story, though, is all over the place, like mad woman’s custard.2010 January 27, Roger Perkins, “The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman: review”, in The Telegraph

Questions about all over the place like a mad woman's custard

What does all over the place like a mad woman's custard mean?
All over the place like a mad woman's custard means moving about randomly.
What part of speech is all over the place like a mad woman's custard?
All over the place like a mad woman's custard is a phrase.

Words near all over the place like a mad woman's custard in the dictionary

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

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