Ups-and-downs


plural noun
1.
rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times:
Every business has its ups and downs.
ups and downs
plural noun
1.
alternating periods of good and bad fortune, high and low spirits, etc
ups and downs
Good times and bad times, successes and failures, as in We’ve had our ups and downs but things are going fairly well now. This term was first recorded in 1659.

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