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(и) тудА и сюдА тудА-сюдА тудА, сюда all
collAdvPInvar 1. Also: туда да сюда coll туды-сюды substand , regional
adv in one direction and then in the other or another
back and forth
up and down (some place)to and frothis way and that(in limited contexts) (dash (run
etc)) around (about).
2. Also: туды-сюды substand , regional (predic (subj: human or adv
(one looks, searches for s.o. or sth. ) in several or many different places
X туда-сюда - (in past contexts) X looked here and there
(in limited contexts) X searched for
s.o. sth. everywhere.
3. (predic subj: human (one attempts to achieve, attain etc sth. ) using several or many different approaches
X и туда и сюда = X (has) tried (acted etc) this way and that (one way and then another)
X tried (did) this and thatX tried several different tacks.