all over

The phrase "all over" is versatile in English, used to describe thorough coverage, completion, or disarray.

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Definition

B1General

(common)Spread across or covering the entire surface or area.

Example

The paint was splattered all over the floor.

B1General

(common)In every part or place.

Example

I've looked all over for my glasses.

B2General

(common)Completely finished or concluded.

Example

The concert was all over by 10 PM.

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(idiomatic)In a state of complete disorder or chaos.

Example

His notes were all over the place.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "all over":

all over the place all over the map all around almost everywhere every which way all-over painting here and there all in across the board all of around the world all in all over the top all out walk all over for all rough out all along all the way be all about hither and thither and all all wet of all