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to and fro

idiom
Meaning

To go back and forth; to alternate.


Examples
SIMPLE

She walks to and fro in the kitchen while she thinks.

CONTEXTUAL

The negotiations went to and fro for hours before they finally reached an agreement.

COMPLEX

His thoughts drifted to and fro between regret for the past and anxiety for what lay ahead, never settling long enough to bring him peace.

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