up and down

Significado

1. 1

   moving upwards and downwards

   The boat bobbed up and down on the water.

2. 2

   in one direction and then in the opposite direction

   She was pacing up and down in front of her desk.

3. 3

   sometimes good and sometimes bad

   My relationship with him was up and down.

4. 4

   informalamericano

   if you swear up and down that sth is true, you say that it is definitely true

5. 5

   up and down sth

   in one direction and then in the opposite direction along sth

   I looked up and down the corridor.

En las películas · 238

• ...and right, Ieft, up and down.A Cinderella Story2004
• You can press up, and down, and up and down.Be Here Now2015
• Good. Off you go, up and down.Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry2021
• He swore up and down.The Thin Blue Line1988
• up and down the eastern seaboard.Con Air1997
• She could cackle, she would jump up and down.Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts2022
• Your head moves up and down, ever so slightly.Nightmare Alley2021
• You see that? All up and down the highway?Road House2024

Apréndela en escenas completas

• Be Here Now2015
  • Andy Shows His Kids the Sword
  • Andy Wins the Role of Spartacus
  • Andy Whitfield's Cancer Returns
• The Thin Blue Line1988
  • Randall Meets David at the Gas Station
  • Detective Forces Adams to Sign
  • Officer Wood Shot at Traffic Stop

De la misma entrada

• be up to
• not be up to much
• up against
• up and running
• up before
• up for
• up there
• up to
• up yours
• up sticks
• raise the ante
• on the up