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hither and thither

[hither and thither] or [hither and yon] {adv. phr.}, {literary} In one direction and then in another. * /Bob wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate./ Compare: [HERE AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hither and yon

[hither and yon] See: [HITHER AND THITHER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

yon

[yon] See: [HITHER AND THITHER] or [HITHER AND YON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[here and there] {adv. phr.} 1. In one place and then in another. * /I looked here and there for my pen, but I didn't look everywhere./ * /Here and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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