てあたりしだい
Teatarishidai
Other forms: 手当たりしだい、手当り次第、手あたりしだい、手あたり次第、手当りしだい
手当たり次第 (Teatarishidai) is a Japanese adverb meaning “using anything one can lay one's hands on, haphazardly, on the rebound, at random”.
Meanings
- adverb, expressionusing anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
Examples
彼は手当たり次第本を買った。
He bought books at random.
手当たり次第に小説を読んだ。
I read novels at random.
彼は手当たりしだいに質問した。
He asked questions at random.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).