Georgia

all over creation

Everywhere; over a great distance or area; all over the place. Primarily heard in US. I've been looking all over creation trying to find you! Janet: "You guys are two hours late! Where were you?" George: "Lenny here thought he'd take a shortcut, and we ended up driving all over creation!"
See also: all, creation, over

all over Hell and half of Georgia

Everywhere; over a great distance or area; all over the place. Primarily heard in US. I've been looking all over Hell and half of Georgia trying to find you! Janet: "You guys are two hours late! Where were you?" George: "Lenny here thought he'd take a shortcut, and we ended up driving all over Hell and half of Georgia!"
See also: all, and, Georgia, half, hell, of, over

Hell and half of Georgia

A great distance or area; a huge amount of space. Primarily heard in US. I've been looking across Hell and half of Georgia trying to find you! Janet: "You guys are two hours late! Where were you?" George: "Lenny here thought he'd take a shortcut, and we ended up driving through Hell and half of Georgia!"
See also: and, Georgia, half, hell, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

all over creation

 and all over hell and half of Georgia; all over hell and gone; to hell and gone
Rur. everywhere. Little Billy had his toys spread out all over creation. It took forever to clean up after him. They're looking all over creation, trying to find the missing man. Tom has traveled all over hell and half of Georgia trying to find the man who done him wrong.
See also: all, creation, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

all over creation

Everywhere. This homespun cliché uses creation in the sense of everything in the world that, by implication, God created.
See also: all, creation, over
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • creation
  • all over creation
  • all over hell and gone
  • Hell and half of Georgia
  • jack it in
  • that will do
  • crack onto (someone or something)
  • How about that!
  • how about that, then
  • how about that?
References in periodicals archive
Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880-1930.
In addition, Azerbaijani gas is supplied to Georgia from the Shah-Deniz field via the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline.
Naturally, their first meet up since that moment was not one full of love, as Georgia was blunt in her assessment of him.
JSC Bank of Georgia is the leading Georgian bank with a market share of 34.5% (based on total assets), 33.0% (based on total loans) and 34.0% (based on client deposits).
Georgia is fed through a tube, suffers with agonising muscle spasms and was diagnosed with epilepsy in August 2015.
"The purpose of the Phi Delta Theta Georgia Alumni Hall of Fame is to recognize members in or from the state of Georgia who have made a significant impact on professionally and or civically on a local, national or global front," said Richard T.
What are the positive steps that Georgia's government has taken so far (in terms of supporting business, economic reforms) and what economic sectors should be the priority to develop?
Government assistance to Georgia supports the consolidation of Georgia's democracy; its eventual integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions; progress toward a peacefully unified nation, secure in its borders; and further development of its free-market economy.
reported yesterday citing Mariyam Valiashvili, Deputy Energy Minister of Georgia.
The following is the speech given by the Georgian ambassador to Egypt on the occasion of the signing by Georgia, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova of the Association Agreements with the European Union on 30 June 2014.
THE father of murdered teenager Georgia Williams wept yesterday as he paid an emotional tribute to his daughter.
Erbil (NINA) - First flight from Georgia arrived in Erbil on Sunday, March 24, inaugurating direct air travel between Kurdistan Region and Georgia.
This is not the only change taking place around the state of Georgia. Georgia citizens made a historical decision on November 6, 2012.
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Board of the Technical College System of Georgia has selected Ivan Allen as president of Central Georgia Technical College in Macon.
"Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keefe painted What She Pleased" is a lush, gorgeous, fantastically illustrated biographical portrait of the great artist Georgia O'Keefe during her time working, painting, and living in Hawaii.