Meaning & use
up-and-down
Alternating repeatedly between good and bad, or moving alternately upward and downward.
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Their relationship has been up-and-down since they first met in college.
The narrow trail followed an up-and-down path through the rocky hills.
A note on using this word
Usually hyphenated when placed before a noun, as in 'an up-and-down season.'
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