allover
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
all/ɔːl/
▶predeterminer, determiner, & pronoun the whole quantity or extent of.
■ [det.] any whatever.
■ [det.] the greatest possible.
■ [pron.] everything.
▶adverb- 1 completely.
- 2 (in games) used after a number to indicate an equal score.
– phrases
all along from the beginning.
all and sundry everyone.
all but
all in informal exhausted.
all in all on the whole.
all of often ironic as much as.
all-or-nothing having no middle position or compromise.
all out using all one's strength or resources.
all over informal
all together all in one place or in a group.
all told in total.
all the way informal without limit or reservation.
at all [with neg. or in questions] in any way; to any extent.
be all one to make no difference to.
be all that US informal be very attractive or good.
be all very well informal expressing criticism or scepticism.
for all —— in spite of ——.
in all in total.
on all fours on hands and knees.
one's all one's whole strength or resources.
all along from the beginning.
all and sundry everyone.
all but
- 1 very nearly.
- 2 all except.
all in informal exhausted.
all in all on the whole.
all of often ironic as much as.
all-or-nothing having no middle position or compromise.
all out using all one's strength or resources.
all over informal
- 1 everywhere.
- 2 typical of the person mentioned: that's our management all over!
- 1 everywhere.
- 2 in a state of disorder.
- 1 in all respects.
- 2 for or by each person.
all together all in one place or in a group.
all told in total.
all the way informal without limit or reservation.
at all [with neg. or in questions] in any way; to any extent.
be all one to make no difference to.
be all that US informal be very attractive or good.
be all very well informal expressing criticism or scepticism.
for all —— in spite of ——.
in all in total.
on all fours on hands and knees.
one's all one's whole strength or resources.
– origin OE all, eall, of Gmc origin.

