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ups and downs

 
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–noun
rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times: Every business has its ups and downs.
Origin:
1650–60
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ups and downs   (ŭps' ən dounz')   
pl.n.  Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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