look up and down

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look up and down

  1. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ up,‎ and,‎ down.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them.
    • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 52, in Nick, New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, page 261:
      He looked her up and down. Sucked on the cigar.

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