Definitions for ups and downs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ups′ and downs′(n.pl.)

  1. rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times.

Origin of ups and downs:

1650–60

Wiktionary

  1. ups and downs(Noun)

    Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.


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