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ups and downs
ups and downs
noun
rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times: Every business has its ups and downs.
Origin:
1650–60
1650–60
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Ups and downs
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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World English Dictionary
| ups and downs | |
| —pl n | |
| alternating periods of good and bad fortune, high and low spirits, etc | |
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ups and downs
Good times and bad times, successes and failures, as in We've had our ups and downs but things are going fairly well now. This term was first recorded in 1659.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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