to and fro

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to and fro

[of movement] toward and away from something. The puppy was very active—running to and fro—wagging its tail. The lion in the cage moved to and fro, watching the people in front of the cage.

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Now in no one of the seven apartments was there any lamp or candelabrum, amid the profusion of golden ornaments that lay scattered to and fro or depended from the roof. The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context ON THE evening of New-Year's Day Grandfather was walking to and fro across the carpet, listening to the rain which beat hard against the curtained windows. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points -- all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context			tip of the iceberg tip off tip over tip the balance tip the scales tip the scales at tip the wink tip up tip with tire tire of tire out tired tit tit-for-tat tits and ass tittle-tattle tizzy to a fault to a fine art to a great extent to a man to a tee to advantage to all intents and purposes to and fro to be on the safe side to be safe to be said for to be sneezed at to beat the band to begin with to boot to call own to cap it all to coin a phrase to credit to cut a long story short to date to death to die for To each his own to each own To err is human to face to go to have a hollow leg to have the hots for to heart's content to hell and gone to hell with			To accept the person To Accept the reality, Experience the pain, Adjust, and Reinvest To Accompany Troops To account of To accredit To act a part To act as To act on To act the part of To act up to To address one's self to To address the ball to advantage to advantage to advantage to advantage To advantage one's self of To advise one's self to all appearances to all appearances to all appearances to all appearances to all intents and purposes to all intents and purposes to all intents and purposes To All My Friends To All Our Relations To allow of To amend a bill To and Again to and fro To Answer Your Question To applaud to the echo To appoint one's self To Approved Purchasers To arm a magnet To arm the lead To arms To array a panel To arrive at To assert one's self To assign dower To assume the calotte To assure upon To authorize one's self To avail one's self of To avise one's self To back a rope To back a warrant To back an anchor To back and fill To back out To back the field To back the oars To back the sails

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