all-overs
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her chronic faithlessness gave John Henry bad attacks of the all-overs, the down-yonders, even made him ponder the meaning of existence.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it never give me the all-overs like it does now, some way.
From Sonny, a Christmas Guest by Stuart, Ruth McEnery
When a man is tired he likely will call it worried; if in a hurry, he is in a swivvet; if nervous, he has the all-overs; if declining in health, he is on the down-go.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace
I never know'd what the all-overs wuz tell thes about a hour before me an' Teague wuz married.
From Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White by Harris, Joel Chandler
