"all over the shop" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=all over the shop}} all over the shop
  1. (UK, Australia, informal) All over the place. Tags: Australia, UK, informal Synonyms: all over the ballpark, all over the gaff, all over the lot, all over the show
    Sense id: en-all_over_the_shop-en-prep_phrase-FBWtYmKy Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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