map

all over the map

1. Spread out or scattered over a great distance. I love how people from all over the map make their way to this bar for a drink.

2. In or having a great number and variety. Public opinion is all over the map for the governor, so it's hard to know how she'll do in the next election.

3. Unorganized or scattered in thinking, communication, or planning. I tried to get a sense of John's plan for the project, but he seems all over the map with it.

blow off the map

To obliterate. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blow" and "off." Many buildings were blown off the map during the siege. The dictator threatened to blow our country off the map.

fall off the map

To become unpopular or little-known after a period of popularity. Wow, I didn't realize that this show was still on TV—it really fell off the map after its first season.

map out

To carefully plan or provide the details or something, especially by rendering it in some way, as by illustrating or outlining it. The committee mapped out the five-year plan with an extensive slideshow showing all the projected improvements. Look, I've mapped out our road trip in red marker so you can get a sense of the route we'll be taking.

off the map

In a distant, remote, or obscure state or location. The cabin is a bit off the map, but the scenery around it is beautiful. I liked the show, but it must have fallen off the map after its first season, because no one talks about it anymore.

put (someone, something, or some place) on the map

To make some place or thing very famous or renowned; to establish some place as being remarkable or noteworthy. It was my grandma's chili recipe that put this restaurant on the map years ago! They're hoping that this amusement park can put the small town on the map. Her first film put her on the map. Her next three movies made her a legend.

See also: map, on, put

the map is not the territory

A person or thing is completely separate from the judgments or perceptions that people place upon it. The phrase was coined by US semanticist Alfred Korzybski. I know you dislike Ed because of how he acted in that meeting, but you don't actually know him. Just keep in mind that the map is not the territory, OK?

throw a map

obsolete slang To vomit. The poor man must have eaten something that didn't agree with him, because he's in the lavatory throwing a map.

wipe (someone or something) off the map

To totally eliminate, eradicate, or destroy someone or something. The president vowed to wipe these terrorist scumbags off the map. Through our vaccination efforts, we've been able to wipe polio off the map.

See also: map, off, wipe

wipe (something) off the map

To obliterate something. The dictator threatened to wipe our country off the map. They believe that the course of treatment they've developed could wipe cancer off the map. Many buildings were wiped off the map during the siege.

See also: map, off, wipe

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

map something out

to plot something out carefully, usually on paper. I have a good plan. I will map it out for you. I will map out the plan for you.

put something on the map

Fig. to make some place famous or popular. The good food you serve here will really put this place on the map. Nothing like a little scandal to put an otherwise sleepy town on the map.

See also: map, on, put

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

put on the map

Make famous, publicize, as in The incident got on the national news and put our community on the map. This expression, alluding to a locality that formerly was too small to put on a map, dates from the early 1900s.

See also: map, on, put

wipe off the map

Also, wipe off the face of the earth. Eliminate completely, as in Some day we hope to wipe malaria off the map. This idiom uses wipe in the sense of "obliterate," and map and face of the earth in the sense of "everywhere."

See also: map, off, wipe

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

put someone/something on the map

COMMON If someone or something puts a person, place, or thing on the map, they cause them to become well-known or important. The film which really put Ellen Barkin on the map was The Big Easy. In today's programme, we look at the career of the man who, in 13 years as Chancellor, put Austria back on the map.

See also: map, on, put, someone, something

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

off the map

(of a place) very distant or remote. Compare with off the beaten track (at beaten).

put something on the map

make something prominent or important.

wipe something off the map

obliterate something totally.

(be) off the ˈmap

(be) far away from other places; (be) remote: It’s a little house in the country, a bit off the map.

put somebody/something on the ˈmap

make somebody/something famous or important: Her performance in her first film really put her on the map. The newspaper story put the village on the map.

See also: map, on, put, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

map out

1. To plan something explicitly: Let's map out a way to accomplish this project. We mapped the trip out so we wouldn't get lost.

2. To incorporate or lay out some set of things into an explicit map, plan, or order: I've mapped out the beginning and end of each project on this timeline. The houses on these city blocks have been mapped out for demolition.

map

1. n. one’s face. With a map like that, she could really go somewhere.

2. n. sheet music. (see also chart.) I left the map at home. Can I look at yours?

throw a map

tv. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. Somebody threw a map on the sidewalk.

all over the map

1. In, from, or to a variety of places; ubiquitously.

2. Showing great variety; varied or diverse: "Literary nonfiction is all over the map and has been for three hundred years" (William Zinsser).

put on the map

To make well-known, prominent, or famous.

See also: map, on, put

wipe off the map

To destroy completely; annihilate.

See also: map, off, wipe

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

all over the map
great many
a great many
have to go some
have to go some to (do something)
(as) tough as leather
(as) tough as old boots
tough as old boots
the great and the good
gone to the great (something) in the sky

References in periodicals archive

Game 5 -- #29 Palatine (Fremd) (5-4) at #4 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (8-1) (map), Fri., Oct.

First round playoff pairings with game days, times

Many of the selections are reproductions of maps published on the web, presumably because the web is where many modern maps reside.

The Art of Cartographies: designing the modern map

The crowd sourcing campaign encourages TPL Maps users to add locations on the app and join TPL Maps' team to achieve their objective of over 10 million POIs mapped on the country's very own navigation app - something which is not possible without the people of Pakistan!

TPL and Pakistanis mapping Pakistan together!

The company also launched an Urdu version of its Maps app last year to make online maps more locally relevant.

TPL competition lets users 'Map Pakistan'

The crowdsourcing campaign encourages TPL Maps users to add locations on the app and join TPL Maps' team to achieve their objective of over 10 million POIs mapped on the country's very own navigation app something which is not possible without the people of Pakistan!

TPL's 'Map My Pakistan' drive's first phase concludes

So, concept map is one tool which can help in effective teaching and learning.

Concept Maps as a Tool for Classroom Teaching and Assessment: Perceptions of University Teachers

According to the report, the job listings - that went live in July - for the Apple Maps team would require skills connected to mapping elements such as geospatial information services, navigational aids and fleet management.

Improved Apple Maps In the Works As Company To Hire Map Experts

OS have launched National Map Reading Week in the hope of getting more Brits back on course.

Map out a great new adventure; It's an important life skill yet six out of 10 of us aren't confident we could read a map. But Ordnance Survey hope the coming week is when this will start to change - and they have called in the help of some seasoned adventurers

Archives staff have invited experts from across the region to talk about how they make or use maps in interesting and exciting ways to find out about the past.

Mapping out informative and free event at university

The key market drivers of digital maps are the increasing adoption of advanced technology in making maps and surveying and increasing adoption of digital maps in industries.

Global Study on Digital Maps Market, 2015 - 2021: Persistence Market Research

The Historical Topo Map section features historical maps that provide a snapshot of the nation's physical and cultural past.

The National Map

Among the 130 maps to go on show, charting the change in our borders with England, will be the 1573 Humphrey Llwyd map - the first printed map of the nation.

No satellites, no Google Maps - how our forebears SAWWALEs

In this paper, I argue that the Hide, Map and Seek assessment task can be a successful tool not only for assessing all primary students' understanding of maps, but also for enhancing their knowledge of the essential components of map creation and map reading.

Hide, map and seek: assessing students' understanding of location and direction

"The Purpose of Maps" is a grade level 2, interest level grades 1-4 reading title from the 8-title series All About Maps.

The Purpose of Maps

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释义	map all over the map 1. Spread out or scattered over a great distance. I love how people from all over the map make their way to this bar for a drink. 2. In or having a great number and variety. Public opinion is all over the map for the governor, so it's hard to know how she'll do in the next election. 3. Unorganized or scattered in thinking, communication, or planning. I tried to get a sense of John's plan for the project, but he seems all over the map with it. See also: all, map, over blow off the map To obliterate. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blow" and "off." Many buildings were blown off the map during the siege. The dictator threatened to blow our country off the map. See also: blow, map, off fall off the map To become unpopular or little-known after a period of popularity. Wow, I didn't realize that this show was still on TV—it really fell off the map after its first season. See also: fall, map, off map out To carefully plan or provide the details or something, especially by rendering it in some way, as by illustrating or outlining it. The committee mapped out the five-year plan with an extensive slideshow showing all the projected improvements. Look, I've mapped out our road trip in red marker so you can get a sense of the route we'll be taking. See also: map, out off the map In a distant, remote, or obscure state or location. The cabin is a bit off the map, but the scenery around it is beautiful. I liked the show, but it must have fallen off the map after its first season, because no one talks about it anymore. See also: map, off put (someone, something, or some place) on the map To make some place or thing very famous or renowned; to establish some place as being remarkable or noteworthy. It was my grandma's chili recipe that put this restaurant on the map years ago! They're hoping that this amusement park can put the small town on the map. Her first film put her on the map. Her next three movies made her a legend. See also: map, on, put the map is not the territory A person or thing is completely separate from the judgments or perceptions that people place upon it. The phrase was coined by US semanticist Alfred Korzybski. I know you dislike Ed because of how he acted in that meeting, but you don't actually know him. Just keep in mind that the map is not the territory, OK? See also: map, not, territory throw a map obsolete slang To vomit. The poor man must have eaten something that didn't agree with him, because he's in the lavatory throwing a map. See also: map, throw wipe (someone or something) off the map To totally eliminate, eradicate, or destroy someone or something. The president vowed to wipe these terrorist scumbags off the map. Through our vaccination efforts, we've been able to wipe polio off the map. See also: map, off, wipe wipe (something) off the map To obliterate something. The dictator threatened to wipe our country off the map. They believe that the course of treatment they've developed could wipe cancer off the map. Many buildings were wiped off the map during the siege. See also: map, off, wipe Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. map something out to plot something out carefully, usually on paper. I have a good plan. I will map it out for you. I will map out the plan for you. See also: map, out put something on the map Fig. to make some place famous or popular. The good food you serve here will really put this place on the map. Nothing like a little scandal to put an otherwise sleepy town on the map. See also: map, on, put McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. put on the map Make famous, publicize, as in The incident got on the national news and put our community on the map. This expression, alluding to a locality that formerly was too small to put on a map, dates from the early 1900s. See also: map, on, put wipe off the map Also, wipe off the face of the earth. Eliminate completely, as in Some day we hope to wipe malaria off the map. This idiom uses wipe in the sense of "obliterate," and map and face of the earth in the sense of "everywhere." See also: map, off, wipe The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. put someone/something on the map COMMON If someone or something puts a person, place, or thing on the map, they cause them to become well-known or important. The film which really put Ellen Barkin on the map was The Big Easy. In today's programme, we look at the career of the man who, in 13 years as Chancellor, put Austria back on the map. See also: map, on, put, someone, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. off the map (of a place) very distant or remote. Compare with off the beaten track (at beaten). See also: map, off put something on the map make something prominent or important. See also: map, on, put, something wipe something off the map obliterate something totally. See also: map, off, something, wipe Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (be) off the ˈmap (be) far away from other places; (be) remote: It’s a little house in the country, a bit off the map. See also: map, off put somebody/something on the ˈmap make somebody/something famous or important: Her performance in her first film really put her on the map. The newspaper story put the village on the map. See also: map, on, put, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary map out v. 1. To plan something explicitly: Let's map out a way to accomplish this project. We mapped the trip out so we wouldn't get lost. 2. To incorporate or lay out some set of things into an explicit map, plan, or order: I've mapped out the beginning and end of each project on this timeline. The houses on these city blocks have been mapped out for demolition. See also: map, out The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. map 1. n. one’s face. With a map like that, she could really go somewhere. 2. n. sheet music. (see also chart.) I left the map at home. Can I look at yours? throw a map tv. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. Somebody threw a map on the sidewalk. See also: map, throw McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions all over the map 1. In, from, or to a variety of places; ubiquitously. 2. Showing great variety; varied or diverse: "Literary nonfiction is all over the map and has been for three hundred years" (William Zinsser). See also: all, map, over put on the map To make well-known, prominent, or famous. See also: map, on, put wipe off the map To destroy completely; annihilate. See also: map, off, wipe American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: all over the map great many a great many have to go some have to go some to (do something) (as) tough as leather (as) tough as old boots tough as old boots the great and the good gone to the great (something) in the sky References in periodicals archive Game 5 -- #29 Palatine (Fremd) (5-4) at #4 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (8-1) (map), Fri., Oct. First round playoff pairings with game days, times Many of the selections are reproductions of maps published on the web, presumably because the web is where many modern maps reside. The Art of Cartographies: designing the modern map The crowd sourcing campaign encourages TPL Maps users to add locations on the app and join TPL Maps' team to achieve their objective of over 10 million POIs mapped on the country's very own navigation app - something which is not possible without the people of Pakistan! TPL and Pakistanis mapping Pakistan together! The company also launched an Urdu version of its Maps app last year to make online maps more locally relevant. TPL competition lets users 'Map Pakistan' The crowdsourcing campaign encourages TPL Maps users to add locations on the app and join TPL Maps' team to achieve their objective of over 10 million POIs mapped on the country's very own navigation app something which is not possible without the people of Pakistan! TPL's 'Map My Pakistan' drive's first phase concludes So, concept map is one tool which can help in effective teaching and learning. Concept Maps as a Tool for Classroom Teaching and Assessment: Perceptions of University Teachers According to the report, the job listings - that went live in July - for the Apple Maps team would require skills connected to mapping elements such as geospatial information services, navigational aids and fleet management. Improved Apple Maps In the Works As Company To Hire Map Experts OS have launched National Map Reading Week in the hope of getting more Brits back on course. Map out a great new adventure; It's an important life skill yet six out of 10 of us aren't confident we could read a map. But Ordnance Survey hope the coming week is when this will start to change - and they have called in the help of some seasoned adventurers Archives staff have invited experts from across the region to talk about how they make or use maps in interesting and exciting ways to find out about the past. Mapping out informative and free event at university The key market drivers of digital maps are the increasing adoption of advanced technology in making maps and surveying and increasing adoption of digital maps in industries. Global Study on Digital Maps Market, 2015 - 2021: Persistence Market Research The Historical Topo Map section features historical maps that provide a snapshot of the nation's physical and cultural past. The National Map Among the 130 maps to go on show, charting the change in our borders with England, will be the 1573 Humphrey Llwyd map - the first printed map of the nation. No satellites, no Google Maps - how our forebears SAWWALEs In this paper, I argue that the Hide, Map and Seek assessment task can be a successful tool not only for assessing all primary students' understanding of maps, but also for enhancing their knowledge of the essential components of map creation and map reading. Hide, map and seek: assessing students' understanding of location and direction "The Purpose of Maps" is a grade level 2, interest level grades 1-4 reading title from the 8-title series All About Maps. The Purpose of Maps
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