All over the shop

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2017

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Looked everywhere? Learn a phrase about shops that isn’t about shops!

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com.
0:37.0	Okay. Okay, not again. Why oh why is Faye-Late for the studio this time. Seriously? That does it. I'm going out and take a look. Let me go out and take a look. Faye Faye Faye where are you?
0:47.0	Faye where are you?
0:52.0	Where is she gone? Oh, is that, uh... Ah, there she is. Oh, oh, hi Neil. Where have you been? I've been looking all over the shop for you.
1:04.0	All over the shop. Well, I wasn't in a shop. I was in the toilet.
1:10.0	Ah, thanks for the information.
1:13.2	And yes, before you tell me, I do know what all over the shop means.
1:17.6	It means everywhere.
1:18.6	Well, I'm just glad I found you.
1:20.8	Now we can finally start the program and explain this expression all over
1:24.8	the shop. Ah we've already done that. Yes it usually means everywhere when describing
1:31.3	a search for something or an untidy arrangement of things, liking these examples.
1:37.0	Where were you? We looked all over the shop for you.
1:44.0	He left his dirty washing all over the shop.
1:47.0	Our house was a real mess.
1:50.0	I spilled wine all over the shop when I tried to open that bottle.
1:53.0	Whoops.
1:58.0	It can also describe someone or something very disorganized.
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