All over the place Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Physical Spread Refers to things physically scattered in a space, not contained. After the earthquake, debris was all over the place. Pro Tip 2/3No Specific Order Suggests items are randomly distributed without order or pattern. Her notes were all over the place, making it hard to study. Pro Tip 3/3Wide Area Implies that objects or people are spread across a large area. Fans were waiting all over the place to catch a glimpse of the star.