Meanings
- colloquialsimileGiving someone an excessive amount of attention, especially romantic or sexual attention.
“Do ya want some grub? I suppose I betta feed ya,” said the vile woman. “If ya starve to death I’ll have social services all over me like a bleedin’ rash.”
2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBNSynonyms: all over one like a cheap suit
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseGiving someone an excessive amount of attention, especially romantic or sexual attention.
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all over someone like a rash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20over%20someone%20like%20a%20rash
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