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hither and thither
Idioms and Phrases
Also, hither and yon . Here and there, as in I've been wandering about, hither and thither , or Ruth went hither and yon, searching for her sister . These old words for “here” and “there” are rarely heard outside these expressions, which themselves may be dying out. [c. a.d. 725]Example Sentences
The humor is sporadic, hinging mostly on slapstick-style depictions of body parts being flung hither and thither.
Ophie fetched tea and ran hither and thither as she was told, and the winter continued melting into spring.
A required national policy has, in typical fashion, devolved to the local level, directed hither and thither by the waves of passivity the media can generate by exaggerating crime and violence.
“Masks blow hither and thither,” she added, “and finally come to rest when they hit a patch of water,” grass or sidewalk, where they too often remain.
Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness.
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