look up and down (for someone or something)
- look up and down (for someone or something)
look up and down (for someone or something)
to look everywhere for someone or something. •
Where is Kelly? I looked up and down for her.
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I can't find her. I looked up and down, but no Kelly.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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look down (your) nose at someone — look down (your) nose at (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at — (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t been to college … New idioms dictionary
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