hit och dit

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Swedish

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Adverb

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hit och dit (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) hither and thither ("to here and to there"), implying for example chaos, a lack of direction, or indecisiveness
    Folk sprang hit och dit i panik
    People ran hither and thither in panic

Usage notes

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Common in Swedish, where hit (to here, hither) and dit (to there, thither) are not archaic.

See also

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