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to and fro

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
to and fro/tuːəndˈfrəʊ/

▶adverb in a constant movement backwards and forwards or from side to side. ▶verb (be toing and froing) be moving to and fro.

■ vacillate between courses of action.

▶noun constant movement backwards and forwards.

– derivatives
toing and froing noun.

'to and fro' also found in these Oxford entries:

back - backwards - bandy - circulation - discourse - flap - fro - hither - jigger - limber - peripatetic - rock - rub - shake - sway - vibrant - vibrate - wag - waggle - waive - wave - whirr - wigwag

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