all over the map
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) Widely scattered or distributed; numerous and differing greatly.
- 1985, Jon Pareles, "Music: Ruben Blades's Salsa," New York Times, 28 Oct.,
- The Kip Hanrahan Band, which opened the concert, is after its own ambitious American-Latin fusion, with internationalist rhythms, introspective lyrics and musicians from all over the map.
- 2008, "A Financial Earthquake ↗," Newsweek, 9 Aug.,
- The reactions were swift, impassioned and all over the map.
- 1985, Jon Pareles, "Music: Ruben Blades's Salsa," New York Times, 28 Oct.,
- (idiomatic) In widely scattered directions; in a widely varying manner.
- 2008, Scott Petrak, "Browns notes: PGA contender ↗," The Chronicle-Telegram (Ohio), 13 Aug. (retrieved 13 Aug 2008),
- “I hit it all over the map,” Anderson joked.
- 2008, Scott Petrak, "Browns notes: PGA contender ↗," The Chronicle-Telegram (Ohio), 13 Aug. (retrieved 13 Aug 2008),
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