look up and down
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Not only did it have to open its eyes wide and blink and have eyelid tracking where your eyes look up and down and your eyelids track your eyes, much like us or a real monkey, but Isaiah also wanted it to whistle,” recalls an enthusiastic Nolan, who believes Saxon was an ideal director to work with.
From Los Angeles Times
Look up and down the cities of the West Coast — where liberals reign — and it’s impossible to celebrate a triumph of good governance.
From Seattle Times
Many residents of South L.A. can look up and down their block and not see a single tree.
From Los Angeles Times
“You look up and down the lineup we got guys that are known as some of the best hitters in our game,” Bohm said.
From Washington Post
“Hopefully it will engage people who’ve just flown in to New York and recognize the skylights from some of the buildings around here,” said Overton, “and encourage people to look up and down.”
From New York Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
