up and down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adverb === up and down (not comparable) Upward and downward, alternately. Coordinate term: back and forth the tide goes up and down my blood pressure goes up and down (idiomatic) Forwards and backwards alternately along a path. walk up and down the corridor (idiomatic) Staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately. (figuratively) In various places, e.g., in a country. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === up and down (not comparable) (nautical) Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. (figurative) Plain; downright. an up and down honest man (Philippines, architecture) Of a building, having two stories.