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

For years, as an early-warning alert system, the county agricultural people had been hanging Medfly traps hither and thither among our pretty, fructiferous trees — little A-frame-shaped cardboard doohickeys with a dab of fly attractant.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

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 • Oct. 13, 2020

However, some vintage Federer, pulling his adversary hither and thither, sets up break and set point...which he claims with a brilliant cross-court forehand that catches Wawrinka halfway to the net.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2015

Their cousins whither, hither, and thither have “to” built in.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner