東とう奔ほん西せい走そう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

busy oneself about; be on the move; rush around

Describes a person actively and busily moving from place to place, often for work or a cause. Conveys a sense of energetic, sometimes hectic, activity.

• 彼かれは仕し事ごとで全ぜん国こくを東とう奔ほん西せい走そうしている。

  He is rushing around the country on business.

• 選せん挙きょ期き間かん中ちゅう、候こう補ほ者しゃは東とう奔ほん西せい走そうして支し持じを訴うったえた。

  During the election campaign, the candidate busily traveled around appealing for support.