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be scattered to the four winds (literary)

if a group of things or people are scattered to the four winds, they are sent to different places which are far away from each other. Homes were destroyed and families were scattered to the four winds.

See also: wind

the four corners of the earth/world

every part of the world. Wedding guests arrived from the four corners of the world.

See also: corner, earth, world

a four-letter word

a short word that is extremely rude. The player was suspended after using a variety of four-letter words in front of the umpire.

See also: word

the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question (informal, informal)

an important or difficult question which people do not know the answer to. So will she marry him or not? - that's the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question.

See also: question

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the four corners of the earth

every part of the world. The giant company plans to bring coffee and soft drinks to the four corners of the earth.

to the four winds

See also: corner, earth

on all fours

with both hands and both knees on the ground. I got down on all fours to look for her contact lens.

See also: all

to the four winds

in all directions. It would be a disaster if we allowed all that know-how to be scattered to the four winds.

the four corners of the earth

See also: wind