be up and down

1. To be alternately happy and sad, as due to depression or a traumatic event. My dad's been quite up and down ever since he lost his job at the factory. I was really confused as to why I was so up and down after having my baby, until my doctor told me about the baby blues.

2. To go back and forth between success and failure. Things were a bit up and down in the first few years of the business, but now we're seeing stable profit growth each month.

词组	be up and down
释义	be up and down be up and down 1. To be alternately happy and sad, as due to depression or a traumatic event. My dad's been quite up and down ever since he lost his job at the factory. I was really confused as to why I was so up and down after having my baby, until my doctor told me about the baby blues. 2. To go back and forth between success and failure. Things were a bit up and down in the first few years of the business, but now we're seeing stable profit growth each month. See also: and, down, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: up and down up and down (something) have a heart attack since when Since when? heart attack Bank Night be out of fix control the purse strings control/hold the purse strings
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