"à tort et à travers" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /a tɔ.ʁ‿e a tʁa.vɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-à tort et à travers.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv|head=à tort et à travers}} à tort et à travers
  1. without rhyme or reason; indiscriminately Related terms: à hue et à dia, à droite et à gauche
    Sense id: en-à_tort_et_à_travers-fr-adv-cxdwbMGH Categories (other): French coordinated pairs, French entries with incorrect language header

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