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be scattered to the four winds

  (literary)

if a group of things or people are scattered to the four winds, they are sent to different places which are far away from each other Homes were destroyed and families were scattered to the four winds.

See also: four, scattered, wind

scattered

mod. drug intoxicated; confused by drug use. (see also scat.) Those poor kids are so scattered, they can’t even get themselves to class.

scattered from here to breakfast

In disarray. It's been suggested that something that is total disorder would take the rest of the day and all through the night—that is, until breakfast—to correct. Also heard as “from Hell to breakfast.”

See also: breakfast, here, scattered