thither and yon

1. In many different places; everywhere I try to keep some cash thither and yon around the house in case of emergences. We've looked thither 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 thither and yon when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the poor mongrel wandering thither and yon.

thither and yon

there and everywhere. (Stilted or jocular.) I sent my resume thither and yon, but no one responded. The children are all scattered thither and yon, and it is difficult for them to get home for the holidays.

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释义	thither and yon thither and yon 1. In many different places; everywhere I try to keep some cash thither and yon around the house in case of emergences. We've looked thither 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 thither and yon when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the poor mongrel wandering thither and yon. See also: and, thither, yon Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. thither and yon there and everywhere. (Stilted or jocular.) I sent my resume thither and yon, but no one responded. The children are all scattered thither and yon, and it is difficult for them to get home for the holidays. See also: and, thither, yon McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: hither, thither, and yon hither and hither and thither hither and thither/yon thither yon hither and yon here and there here, there, and everywhere everywhere References in periodicals archive For years, the American Civil Liberties Union has run thither and yon clucking about abusive federal powers. Time for honesty by the left & right
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