all over the place
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all over the place
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In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.
They started firing all over the place.
Similar: scattershot, all over hell's half acre, all over the show, all over the shop, all over the gaff, all over the map, all over the board, here, there and everywhere, up hill and down dale
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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.
Similar: at random
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prep_phrase In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere
| Español | por doquier, por doquiera |
|---|---|
| Français | dans tous les sens, en tous sens |
| Deutsch | überall, an jeder Ecke, wo man auch geht und steht |
| Italiano | in ogni dove, per ogni dove, dappertutto |
| Русский | куда́ попа́ло kudá popálo, куда́ ни по́падя kudá ni pópadja, повсю́ду povsjúdu, везде́ vezdé |
prep_phrase Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation
| Español | por doquier, por doquiera, desperdigado, perdis |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | durcheinander, chaotisch, uneinheitlich, völlig durchmischt, verworren |
| Русский | где попа́ло gde popálo, как попа́ло kak popálo |
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title = {all over the place},
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