have\ it\ all\ over

have\ it\ all\ over
• have it (all) over
v. phr.
To be better than; be superior to.

Anne has it all over Jane in looks and charm.

A professional golfer usually has it all over an amateur.

A jeep has it over a regular car on rough mountain trails.

Compare: beat all hollow

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • all over hell's half acre — (USA) If you have been all over Hell s half acre, you have been traveling and visiting many more places than originally intended, usually because you were unsuccessful in finding what you were looking for. It can also be used to mean everywhere …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • all over the map — phrasal : marked by a high degree of variation * * * all over the map US informal : not staying the same : characterized by frequent and extreme changes Prices have been all over the map. • • • Main Entry: ↑map …   Useful english dictionary

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