this way and that
idiom
: in many different directions
The rabbit ran this way and that, trying not to get caught.
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Babies can grab onto it, twist it this way and that, and safely chew on it.
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Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 11 July 2024
The cymbals pop like fireworks; the groove bends, this way and that.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Vibrations and torques exerted by altitude-control thrusters, plus the pressure of solar radiation on the massive sail-like arrays, will continually bend and twist the station this way and that.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
Know the difference between a helpful wind beneath your wings and a tornado of whims blowing you this way and that.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 11 July 2024
The cymbals pop like fireworks; the groove bends, this way and that.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Vibrations and torques exerted by altitude-control thrusters, plus the pressure of solar radiation on the massive sail-like arrays, will continually bend and twist the station this way and that.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
Know the difference between a helpful wind beneath your wings and a tornado of whims blowing you this way and that.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for this way and that
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“This way and that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20way%20and%20that. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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