Смысл: all overall over[͵ɔ:lʹəʋvə] phr adv <Í> 1. всюду; повсюду he looked all over for the missing dog - он всюду искал пропавшую собаку 2. 1) полностью; целиком, сплошняком all over coloured - текст.гладкокрашеный decorated all over with a flower pattern - с цветочным рисунком по всему полю (о ткани и т. п.) 2) во всех отношениях she is her mother all over - она копия своей матери /пошла в мать/ во всех отношениях Í>
all over Идиома
all over but the shouting
(See it's all over but the shouting)
all over hell's half acre
all over the place, everywhere I left the gate open, and the cows are all over hell's half acre.
fall over oneself
be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.
it's all over but the shouting
the contest is finished but the cheering continues """The Blue Jays won,"" he said. ""It's all over but the shouting."""
jump all over someone
severely criticize / find fault with someone.
written all over your face
showing on your face, body language, read you When you heard that Italy lost the World Cup, disappointment was written all over your face.
all over it
to be very interested or involved in something:"The bio project? I'm all over it!
all over one like a cheap suit
to possess comprehensively, and usually intimately:"She was all over him like a cheap suit
all over the gaff
see all over the shop
all over the shop
1. in a mess, out of order, disorganized 2. everywhere:"I've been all over the shop this morning"
walk all over
Idiom(s): walk all over sb
Theme: ABUSE
to treat someone badly. • She's so mean to her children. She walks all over them. • The manager had walked all over Ann for months. Finally she quit.
jump all over
Idiom(s): jump all over someone AND jump down someone's throat; jump on someone
Theme: SCOLDING
to scold someone severely. (Slang.) • Don't jump on me! I didn't do it! • If I don't get home on time, my parents will jump all over me. • Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window. • Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn't even in the house when it happened.
have it all over
Idiom(s): have it all over sb or sth
Theme: COMPARISON
to be much better than someone or something. • This cake has it all over that one. • My car has it all over yours. • Sally can really run. She has it all over Bill.
fall over backwards
Idiom(s): fall over backwards (to do something) AND bend over backwards (to do sth); lean over backwards (to do sth)
Theme: ASSISTANCE
to do everything possible to please someone. (Informal.) • The taxi driver fell over backwards to be helpful. • The teacher bent over backwards to help the students understand. • The principal said that it was not necessary to bend over backwards. • You don't have to lean over backwards to get me to help. Just ask.
fall all over oneself
Idiom(s): fall (all) over oneself
Theme: AWKWARDNESS
to behave awkwardly and eagerly in an attempt to please someone. • Tom fell all over himself trying to make Jane feel at home. • I fall over myself when I'm doing something that makes me nervous.
fall all over
Idiom(s): fall all over sb
Theme: PRAISE
to give a lot of attention, affection, or praise to someone. (Informal.) • My aunt falls all over me whenever she comes to visit. • I hate for someone to fall all over me. It embarrasses me.
all over with
Idiom(s): (all) over with
Theme: COMPLETION
finished. • His problems are all over with now. • After dinner is all over with, we can play cards.
all over town
Idiom(s): all over town
Theme: EVERYWHERE
everywhere in town. • Our dog got loose and ran all over town. • Jane looked all over town for a dress to wear to the party.
all over the place
Idiom(s): all over the place
Theme: EVERYWHERE
everywhere; in all parts of a particular location. • Tom, stop leaving your dirty clothes all over the place. • We keep finding this kind of problem all over the place.
all over the earth
Idiom(s): all over the earth AND all over the world
Theme: EVERYWHERE
everywhere. • Grass grows all over the earth. • It's the same way all over the world.
all over
Idiom(s): all over
Theme: COMPLETION
finished; dead. • Dinner is all over. I'm sorry you didn't get any. • It's all over. He's dead now.
all over the world
Idiom(s): all over the earth AND all over the world
Theme: EVERYWHERE
everywhere. • Grass grows all over the earth. • It's the same way all over the world.
All over bar the shouting
When something is all over bar the shouting, the outcome is absolutely certain.('All over but the shouting' is also used.)
All over the map
(USA) If something like a discussion is all over the map, it doesn't stick to the main topic and goes off on tangents.
All over the show
If something is all over the show, it's in a complete mess.An alternative to 'All over the shop'.
all over|all|over
adv. phr. 1. In every part; everywhere. He has a fever and aches all over.I have looked all over for my glasses. Compare: FAR AND WIDE. 2. informal In every way; completely. She is her mother all over. 3. informal Coming into very close physical contact, as during a violent fight; wrestling. Before I noticed what happened, he was all over me.
all over but the shouting|all over|shouting
adv. phr.,informal Finally decided or won; brought to an end; not able to be changed. After Bill's touchdown, the game was all over but the shouting.John and Tom both tried to win Jane, but after John's promotion it was all over but the shouting.
fall all over|fall
v. phr., informal To show too much love or thanks toward (someone). She must love him. Every time you see them, she's falling all over him.When Bob found the lady's ring and returned it, she fell all over him.
fall over oneself|fall|fall over|fall over backwar
v. phr. To do everything you can to please someone; try very hard to satisfy someone. The hotel manager fell over backwards to give the movie star everything she wanted.The boys fell over themselves trying to get the new girl's attention.
have it over|have|have it|have it all over
v. phr. To be better than; be superior to. Anne has it all over Jane in looks and charm.A professional golfer usually has it all over an amateur.A jeep has it over a regular car on rough mountain trails. Compare: BEAT ALL HOLLOW.
jump on|jump|jump all over|land all over|land on
v. phr., informal To scold; criticize; blame. Tom's boss jumped all over Tom because he made a careless mistake.Janice landed on Robert for dressing carelessly for their date."I don't know why Bill is always jumping on me; I just don't understand him," said Bob. Compare: FIND FAULT, GET ON, LAY OUT7.
step all over|all over|step|walk|walk all over|wal
v. phr.informal>/B> To make (someone) do whatever you wish; make selfish use of; treat like a slave; impose upon. Jill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her./ We wanted the man's business, so we let him step all over us. Compare: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
all over one
all over one In close physical contact. For example, Whenever I visit, that dog of Jane's is all over me. [Early 1900s] Also see fall all over oneself; have it.
it's all over with Something or someone is completely finished, defeated, or dead. The precise meaning of this phrase depends on the context. In This loss means that it's all over with the company, it refers to defeat, whereas in The vet can do no more; it's all over with the dog, it refers to the dog's death, either approaching or actual. Also see all up.
all over
1. Crowding, covering, or in abutting adjacency to something, abnormally in a way that is exceptionable or unexpected. In this usage, "all over" is followed by a person. I had almost absolved in the aperture back reporters were all over me for a story.2. Scattered in abounding locations in a accurate breadth or place. How can anyone sit down back your clothes are all over the room?How did you not apperceive about the show? There were posters all over campus.3. Done. Often said back an aftereffect is no best possible. It's all over—there's no way we'll account a ambition to tie it in the aftermost seconds.The party's all over now—people started abrogation an hour ago.It's all over with me and Diane. We aloof fought too much.Learn more: all, over
all over (oneself)
Self-absorbed or smug. Ugh, Bill has been all over himself back accepting promoted, don't you think?Learn more: all, over
all over (someone)
Crowding, covering, or in abutting adjacency to something, abnormally in a way that is exceptionable or unexpected. I had almost absolved in the aperture back reporters were all over me for a story.Learn more: all, over
all over (something)
1. Actual absorbed in something. My babe is all over tennis these days, so I aloof active her up for some lessons.2. Actively accomplishing or alive on something. You charge this printed out? No worries, I'm all over it.Learn more: all, over
*all over (some place)
found in every place; accessible in all locations. (*Typically: be ~; Advance ~.) The window burst and shards of bottle were all over the place.There are all-overs all over the cake!Learn more: all, over
all over
1. and (all) over with finished. Dinner is all over. I'm apologetic you didn't get any.It's all over. He's asleep now. 2. everywhere. Oh, I aloof crawling all over.She's overextension the rumor all over.Learn more: all, over
all over
1. Everywhere. The byword may be acclimated alone, as in I've looked all over for that book, or The actual anticipation of adulteration ivy makes me crawling all over. In accession it can be acclimated as a preposition, acceptation "throughout," as in The account advance all over town. [Early 1600s] Also see far and wide. 2. In all respects, as in He is his Aunt Mary all over. Charles Lamb had this acceptance in a letter (1799) about a poem: "The aftermost curve ... are Burns all over." [Early 1700s] 3. Also, all over again. Afresh from the beginning. For example, They're activity to comedy the allotment all over, or Do you beggarly you're starting all over again? [Mid-1500s] 4. Also, all over with. Quite finished, completed, as in By the time I accustomed the bold was all over, or Now that she anesthetized the test, her problems are all over with. This byword uses over in the faculty of "finished," a acceptance dating from the 1300s. Also see all over but the shouting; have it (all over), def. 4. Learn more: all, over
all ˈover
1 everywhere: We looked all over for the ring. ♢ The account was all over the appointment aural minutes. 2 what you would apprehend of the actuality mentioned: That sounds like my sister all over.Learn more: all, over
all over
1. Completely concluded or finished: Their alliance is all over. 2. In every part; everywhere: The storm swept beyond the island and larboard accident all over. 3. Typical of the actuality or affair aloof mentioned: Making wisecracks like that—that's Jim all over. 4. Showing abundant adventurous absorption or actuality in abutting contact: He was all over her during the apathetic dance. 5. Persistently or agonizingly analytical or scolding: The drillmaster was all over me about missing practice.Learn more: all, overLearn more:
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