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ups and downs |
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(someone's) ups and downs a person's good fortune and bad fortune. I've had my ups and downs, but in general life has been good to me. All people have their ups and downs. See also: and ups and downs the mixture of good and bad things which happen to people Like most married couples we've had our ups and downs. The book charts the ups and downs of a career in fashion. See also: and ups and downs the mixture of good and bad things that happen Ups and downs are to be expected in life, but that doesn't make the down parts any easier. Related vocabulary: the ebb and flow of somethingSee also: and How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" "Forbear," said the Miller to him, "harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune. We should have our trials, our ups and downs, I know; but surely it is by those that true love learns how to grow more true and strong. The intrigue of close texture will never suit our conditions, which are so loose and open and variable; each man's life among us is a romance of the Spanish model, if it is the life of a man who has risen, as we nearly all have, with many ups and downs. |
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