be all over the place

Example Sentences

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If I were to wear my natural afro in a rugby match, by the time I finished, with it rubbing everywhere in tackles, it would be all over the place.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

But this is the Big 12 and week-to-week the results can be all over the place.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

They could be in Boston, they could be out in the desert in Arizona, they could be all over the place, and you need to have a pipeline.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2021

I let her be all over the place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2020

It was never still; the eyes seemed to be all over the place at once; it seemed to be continually listening to catch the first sound of something or some one drawing near.

From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard