プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
はっぽう【八方】
道はここから八方に通じている
From here, roads run in all directions.
うわさは八方に広がった
The rumor spread far and wide.
事件は八方丸くおさまった
The matter was settled in a way which satisfied everyone concerned.
紛失した車の鍵を八方手を尽くして探した
We searched high and low for the missing car keys.
八方睨(にら)み
達磨はよく八方睨みに描かれる
Dharma is often drawn as if he were glaring in all directions.
八方美人
a person who is affable to everybody
彼は八方美人だ
He tries to please everybody.
政府の外交政策は八方美人的だ
The government's diplomatic policy is to try to be every nation's friend.
八方塞(ふさ)がり
八方ふさがりになってしまった
I'm up against the wall.
八方破れ
八方破れである
be open to attack from all sides
八方破れの態度
a devil-may-care attitude