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all over the place

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Definitions

  1. In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly

    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.
    • I've been looking for you all over the place.

  2. Inconsistent

    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.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for all over the place. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA