hither, thither, and yon
hither, thither, and yon
1. In many different places; everywhere I try to keep some cash hither and yon around the house in case of emergences. We've looked hither and yon for the missing girl, but so far we've found not a trace.
2. In many different directions; this way and that. People ran hither and yon when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the poor mongrel wandering hither and yon.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hither, thither, and yon
and hither and thithereverywhere; here, there, and everywhere. (Formal and archaic.) The prince looked hither, thither, and yon for the beautiful woman who had lost the glass slipper. The terrible wizard had sown the seeds of his evil vine hither, thither, and yon. Soon the evil, twisted plants began to sprout in all the land.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hither and yon
- thither and yon
- hither and
- hither and thither
- hither and thither/yon
- yon
- thither
- here and there
- hither
- come-hither look