ever(y) which way

ever(y) which way
ever(y) which way
Rur. in all directions. •

When they heard me yell, the kittens ran off every which way.

That mountain road kind of turns you ever which way before it finally gets you to the top.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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