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every which way

Idioms  

  1. In all directions, as in Papers were blowing every which way. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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It tickled the lady’s nose and brought on more sneezes that sent hairpins flying every which way.

From Literature

“We got beat every which way we could possibly be,” Harbaugh said.

From Los Angeles Times

Having it every which way, in other words.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Goddard wrote "every which way this is being manipulated away from what it was supposed to be and it's unfair".

From BBC

In every which way, this one felt like a mismatch.

From Los Angeles Times

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