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All-overs vs Overalls

All-overs—(coll.) a feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.

  • We’re out of sorts for want of a smoke. We’ve got the all-overs, haven’t us, deary?

Overalls—a one-piece garment worn to protect a worker’s clothes; loose-fitting work pants with shoulder straps.

  • An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.