every which way

Meaning

1. Oxford67% of films

   in all directions

   Pilot went crazy trying to get out of there, turning every which way.

   These guys keep going off every which way.

2. Editorial33% of films

   in every possible manner, or by every means available

   He tried every which way to get her to marry him, but she won't.

In the movies · 3

• These guys keep going off every which way.12 Angry Men1957
• Pilot went crazy trying to get out of there, turning every which way.Saving Private Ryan1998
• He tried every which way to get her to marry him, but she won't.The Secret Life of Bees2008
• Oh, come... has anyone seen every which way but loose?Shaun of the Dead2004
• There are cameras all over the back of Shamu Stadium pointing every which way.Blackfish2013
• People dropping like flies every which way.Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964

Learn it in full scenes

• 12 Angry Men1957
  • Jurors Gather in the Jury Room
  • Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty
  • The Jurors Go Around the Table

From the same entry

• across the way
• all the way
• always the way
• any way you slice it
• be born made that way
• be set in your ways
• by the way
• by way of
• by way of the way of
• come your way
• cut both ways
• either way