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every which way

in many different directions The forest fire spread, and frightened animals were running every which way.

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every which way

  (American & Australian informal)

in many different directions The documents lay scattered every which way on his desk.

See Every cloud has a silver lining, Every dog has its day, every time turns around, be every inch, It's every man for himself, every trick in the book, at every turn

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every which way

In all directions, as in Papers were blowing every which way. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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every which way

Informal

1. In every direction.

2. In complete disorder.

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