hither and thither

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

The humor is sporadic, hinging mostly on slapstick-style depictions of body parts being flung hither and thither.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Salon

“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.

From Seattle Times

Though they had faced some predation throughout – not least from humans with guns – they had grown used to milling freely through the open landscape, grazing hither and thither.

From The Guardian

It’s a decision that will fling the lives of her self-involved cabal hither and thither, like raindrops being shaken off an umbrella.

From New York Times