“over (the)”

The following 22 entries include the term over (the).

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over-the-counter

adjective

: not traded or effected on an organized securities exchange

over-the-hill

adjective

: past one's prime

over-the-top

adjective

: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous

over-the-transom

adjective

: offered without prior arrangement especially for publication : unsolicited

gill-over-the-ground

noun

jack-over-the-ground

noun

jacks-over-the-ground

noun

plural of jack-over-the-ground

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate

noun

one over the eight

: one drink too many

over-the-road

adjective

: used for, being, or relating to transportation between cities or states

water over the dam

: something that is beyond recall or reconsideration

all over the joint

idiom

: everywhere

all over the place

idiom

: in many different areas or locations : everywhere

all over the shop

idiom

: all over the place : everywhere

over the edge

idiom

: into a mental or emotional state that makes someone completely lose control

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