up and down

See also: up-and-down

English

up and down (not comparable)

upward and downward, alternately
the tide goes up and down

my blood pressure goes up and down

She looked me up and down and hinted that I could do with losing some weight.
(idiomatic) alternately forwards and backwards along a path
walk up and down the corridor
(idiomatic) staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately
He swore up and down that he hadn't taken the money.
- 2006, Stephen Baker, Bomb Ass Pussy
  Christina is straight up and down fuckable.

upward and downward, alternately

alternately forwards and backwards along a path

staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately

up and down (not comparable)

(nautical) Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.

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