all over the place

Meaning: (idiomatic)Inmultipledirectionsor locations, often haphazardly;everywhere.Synonym:scattershotThey started firingall over the place.In Genoa there are stray catsall over the place.I've been looking for youall over the place.2004, Ruth Ozeki,All Over Creation, Penguin,→ISBN,page267:I couldn't believe it. “This is insane! You don't know what you're getting into, Dad. We can't have lots of people swarmingall over the place. You're supposed to be getting rest.”; (idiomatic)Inconsistent; lacking a clearpattern; with a large amount ofvariation.Synonym:at randomI asked each person in turn, and their answers wereall over the place.2023December 1, Emma Sanders, “England 3-2 Netherlands”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:England wereall over the placefor the majority of the opening 45 minutes as gaps broke in defence.

Examples:

EN: Why, you old Eaglebeak... you tried to vamp me all over the place... so Lotta could win!
ES: ¿Por qué intentaba... coquetear por todas partes... para que Lotta pudiera ganar?
EN: I've been looking all over the place for you.
ES: Te he buscado por todos lados.
EN: with an order for the HOPAG coughing all over the place what business has he to come here coughing?
ES: ¡Con una orden para la HOPAG! ¡Tosiendo por todas partes! ¿Qué tiene que venir aquí a toser?
EN: You'll be protected all over the place.
ES: Estarás completamente seguro.
EN: Chimneys and smoke, all the trees cut down, piles of pots all over the place.
ES: Sin árboles y montañas de cerámica por todas partes.
EN: I've been looking for you all over the place.
ES: Te estaba buscando.
EN: - Yes, they're all over the place.
ES: Sí. Están por todos lados.
EN: I was knocking him all over the place.
ES: Le estaba golpeando...
EN: Oh, that's what I'm going to do someday. See all of those things. And go all over the place.
ES: Yo he de hacerlo algún día, para ver todos esos lugares.
EN: Blood all over the place.
ES: Sangre por todos lados.
EN: There'll be Police all over the place in five minutes.
ES: Ahora llegará la policía.
EN: We've been looking all over the place for you.
ES: Estuvimos buscándote por todas partes.
EN: Spread it all over the place!
ES: ¡Divulgad la noticia por todos lados!
EN: The men, they're having a party all over the place.
ES: Los hombres hacen una fiesta. - Una gran fiesta.
EN: I didn't think anything had happened until I got to rehearsal... And it was "Miss Garland" this and "Miss Garland" that all over the place.
ES: Yo creía que no pasaba nada hasta que llegué a los ensayos... y era "Srta. Garland" esto y "Srta. Garland" aquello todo el rato.

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