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: have it all over one
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all over someone adjective phrase very affectionate; eagerly amorous: the wife went to get some popcorn and the husband was all over me ggressively smothering or battering; -ssaulting: they broke through the line and were all over the quarterback
- All-overs
a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the). historical examples i never know’d what the all-overs wuz tell thes about a hour before me an’ teague wuz married. mingo joel chandler harris but it never give me the all-overs like it does now, some way. sonny, a christmas guest […]
- All over with
above in place or position: the roof over one’s head. above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding: there is no one over her in the department now. so as to rest on or cover; on […]
- All-points bulletin
a broadcast alert from one police station to all others in an area, state, etc., as with instructions to arrest a particular suspect or suspects. abbreviation: apb. contemporary examples police put out an all-points bulletin but fear that the men have already fled britain. return of the pink panthers? eric pape august 11, 2009 historical […]
- All-powerful
having or exercising exclusive and unlimited authority; omnipotent. contemporary examples two years later, she and her husband were all-powerful, supporting their nephew as he took the reins of power. the women behind the throne in north korea’s ’empire of horror’ the telegraph december 14, 2013 lee smith argues that – among other things – the […]