weave in and out

Idioms

Move by twisting and turning or winding in and out, as in The motorcycle wove in and out of traffic, leaving us far behind. This expression is a redundancy, since weave literally means “intertwine strands of thread.”

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weave in and out

But the director, Michael Arden, who won his second directing Tony for “Maybe Happy Ending,” cannot keep the musical from stalling as various ancillary characters weave in and out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

Cars weave in and out of traffic, leaving little margin for error.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

“I literally had to weave in and out of them ... like pylons.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024

Kittens weave in and out of the rows of people, sometimes even falling asleep on participants, prompting laughter from the group.

From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023

I spend the next hour tripping over my feet, trying to keep up with the endless grapevines and turns as we all weave in and out of one another.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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