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Definition up and down in American English

up and down phrase

phrase
1

rising and falling, or from bottom to top

Example

The children were jumping up and down with excitement.

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Example

He kept walking up and down the hallway all night long.

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3

sometimes happy and well and sometimes not

Example

"How are things going?" "Kind of up and down."

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Definition up and down in American English