dash about (/in and out); dash here and there in wild confusion; flee in all directions ? 熙來(lái)攘往的行人，一群麻雀似的～。(李六如《六十年的變遷》Ⅰ—242) Pedestrians began dashing here and there i n wild confusion like a swarm of frightened sparrows，…
東奔西竄dōnɡ bēn xī cuàn
四處逃竄。flee in all directions, dash about, tear about, disperse helter-skelter