look up and down
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Many residents of South L.A. can look up and down their block and not see a single tree.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
“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 • Nov. 1, 2022
"They played a lot of guys, we played a lot of guys — the intensity was there. Man, I can look up and down my lineup card and everyone contributed."
From Fox News • Apr. 17, 2021
"You look up and down the grid, especially for this race, and there is not a single driver that you would say is slow," says Sam Bird, Alguersuari’s teammate at Virgin.
From The Verge • Apr. 14, 2015
Mrs. Wigginbottom tucked her hankie into the sleeve of her brown dress and gave me a curious look up and down.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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