Vocabulary

What does 手当たり次第 (てあたりしだい, teatarishidai) mean?

手当たり次第 (てあたりしだい, teatarishidai) means using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound.

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Readingてあたりしだい
Romajiteatarishidai
Part of speechadverb, expression
てあたりしだい
teatarishidai

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound

  1. 1adverb · expression using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound

Also written: 手当たりしだい、手当り次第、手あたりしだい

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