四方八方

しほうはっぽう
in all directions

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しほうはっぽう【四方八方】

●四方八方から from all quarters; from every quarter [direction]

・四方八方からやってくる assemble from every direction; come from all over 《the country, the world》.

●四方八方に in every direction; in all directions; far and wide; everywhere; 《米》 《口》 every which way

・(落ち葉や紙くずなどが風で)四方八方に散る scatter in every direction

・大会が終わると参加者は四方八方に散っていった. After the meet, the participants left in all directions [scattered].

●四方八方を捜し回る look for sth (absolutely) everywhere; seek high and low for sth.

●四方八方手を尽くして必要品を調達した. I obtained [ordered] the necessary things from absolutely everywhere.