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Definition

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

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In Context

  • "Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years."
  • "So it is the world wags: that honest men and knaves alike are always having ups and downs of fortune, and that we are perpetually changing tenants in Our Street."
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Also Said As

  • vicissitude
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Related Idioms

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To accept positive things with negative things.

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Something which has both significant positive and negative aspects.

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A negative aspect to something mostly positive.
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