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Ups and downs

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  1. 1
    Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows. idiomatic, plural, plural-only

    "Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years."

  2. 2
    Undulations. plural, plural-only

    "[...] speed barely exceeded 30 m.p.h. until well beyond Kelty and from the front end the ups-and-downs of the track occasioned by pitfalls are very noticeable."

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