All over meaning in English

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Definition

(I've been looking for you) all over!: (I've been looking for you) everywhere! adverb
You can buy these shirts all over town. They are in all the shops.
all over the world: everywhere in the world, in the whole world idiom

Examples

  • "And paperclips all over the floor!"
  • "Perfume shops all over Paris began to sell Delavigne fragrances."
  • "Susie : Thirdly, the paper looks cheap and there's tomato ketchup all over it."
  • "Perfume shops all over Paris began to sell Delavigne fragrances on their shelves."
  • "Voter turnout all over the developed world has been in decline since the 1960's."
  • "The perfume bottle smashed during transportation and leaked all over the package... and now me!"
  • "Hurricane Vanessa continues to wreak havoc all over the American Southeast, another suicide bombing on Mount Placid has caused panic in the Middle East, a new outbreak of avian flu is devastating the chicken industry in Ethiopia."
  • "I am writing to express my outrage at the Delavigne posters which have appeared all over San Francisco."
  • "That means your name will be all over it but you don't have to do a thing."
  • "Delavigne has in fact always been an avid supporter of environmental and animal rights initiatives all over the globe."
  • "Polly's been looking for you all over the building."
  • "Plus I know you have other property all over the country."
  • "I don't want you puking all over my new carpets!"
  • "I broke my hip and had bruises all over."
  • "Beach friend​​​​​​​ : Spread your cream all over my limbs."
  • "Moira : Doctors who examined Calahan found strange marks all over his body."

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