"all over the map" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-all over the map.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Widely scattered or distributed; numerous and differing greatly. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: all over, all over the board, all over the place, all over the shop
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  2. (idiomatic) In widely scattered directions; in a widely varying manner. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-all_over_the_map-en-prep_phrase-KObZ5Cjp
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