てあたりしだい – Vocabulary details

てあたりしだい

Adverb

Expression

1. using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

て

あたりし

だい

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

彼かれはてあたりしだい本ほんを買かった。

He bought books at random.

てあたりしだいに買かい物ものをするのはやめたほうがいいですよ。

You had better stop buying things at random.

当とう時じ私わたしはてあたりしだいに小しょう説せつを読よんだものだ。

I used to read novels at random in those days.

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