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up and down somewhere

Definition

everywhere in a particular area: Cinemas up and down the country are reporting huge audiences for the film.Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
(Definition of up and down somewhere from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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