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Synonyms

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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Slamming it closed, I toss it on my nightstand, which knocks off the folder of Pops’s puzzles, which of course lands on its end, dumping the loose paper every which way.

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Duane was leaning every which way to keep the toboggan upright and to keep himself from injury.

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“They jammed every which way, some sticking above the car.”

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The crowd spills every which way, and the line to see Celia Cruz lying in state seems to go on forever.

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I’m shuffling along, eyes and ears and nose scanning every which way for danger.

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