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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAll over the place
/ˌɔːl ˈoʊ.vɚ ðə ˈpleɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unorganized, chaotic, or lacking a coherent structure or focus.
"Her presentation was all over the place, making it hard to follow her main argument." - 2
Emotionally erratic, unpredictable, or highly distressed.
"He has been all over the place emotionally since receiving the unexpected news."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
An idiomatic phrase originating in colloquial English during the mid-20th century, combining the universal quantifier 'all', the spatial preposition 'over', and the noun 'place'. It evolved from literal descriptions of objects being scattered in every location into a figurative idiom describing disorganization, inconsistency, or emotional turbulence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "All over the place" is said worldwide
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désordonné
Transliteration: dezordone
"Son bureau est complètement désordonné."
chaotisch
Transliteration: kaotɪʃ
"Seine Gedanken schienen heute völlig chaotisch zu sein."
disordinato
Transliteration: dizordinato
"Il suo piano d'azione era completamente disordinato."
desorganizado
Transliteration: desoɾɣaniˈsaðo
"El informe estaba muy desorganizado y confuso."
desorganizado
Transliteration: dezɔɾɡɐniˈzadu
"As ideias dele estão todas desorganizadas hoje."
अव्यवस्थित
Transliteration: avyavasthit
"उसकी योजना पूरी तरह से अव्यवस्थित थी।"
混乱的
Transliteration: hùnluàn de
"他的想法今天非常混乱。"
두서없는
Transliteration: duseoeomneun
"그의 발표는 너무 두서가 없었다."
支離滅裂な
Transliteration: shirimetsuretsu na
"彼の説明は支離滅裂で分かりにくかった。"
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