look up and down

Verb

Meaning

(intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ up,‎ and,‎ down.

(idiomatic, transitive) To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them.

Examples

This makes a man think. You look up and down the bench and you say to yourself, "Can't anybody here play this game?" Casey Stengel

We don't have a unitary society anymore, you know; it's very fragmented. I look up and down my block in Silverlake and there is a different universe in every house. Janet Fitch

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