highways and byways

highways and byways

Both major and minor or lesser-traveled roads. (Often used figuratively to describe paths taken in life.) I'm taking the summer to travel across the Midwest, driving through highways and byways to find all sorts of unique places. By highways and byways, he ended up making a life for himself in a small village in India.See also: and, highway

highways and byways

 1. major and minor roads. The city council voted to plant new trees along all the highways and byways of the town. 2. Cliché routes and pathways, both major and minor. I hope I meet you again some day on life's highways and byways.See also: and, highway

ˌhighways and ˈbyways

(on/along) all the roads, large and small, of a country, an area, etc: She travelled the highways and byways of Scotland collecting folk songs and local traditions.A byway is a small road.See also: and, highway