What’s the difference between “in all directions”and “from all directions “
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Things go in all directions, away from the speaker; things come from all directions, towards the speaker.
The children ran in all directions = They ran away from you, all going to different places.
The children ran from all directions = They ran towards you, all coming from different places.
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They have completely opposite meaning
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But our teacher told me that sometimes their meanings are the same.Is it right?
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In all directions = something is going out from one spot. Think of the sun sending light in all directions.
From all directions = there is stuff coming to one spot from everywhere. Think of a balloon going under water. It is being compressed from all directions.
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