10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP HILL AND DOWN DALE»
Discover the use of
up hill and down dale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
up hill and down dale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford Dictionary of English
4 informal ready to take part in (a particular activity): Nigel was really up for it, as
always. up hill and down dale all ... place: he led me up hill and down dale till
myfeet were dropping off. up one's street (or N.Amer. alley) informal well suited to
...
2
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
to run/to hop/... up hill and down dale/over hedge and ditch Stock: über Stock und
(über) Stein/(Steine) laufen/springen/hüpfen/... to walk/towander/... up hill and
down dale/ over hill and dale/... Berg: über Berg und Tal wandern/... hügelauf: ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
3
The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes
UP HILL AND DOWN DALE Up hill and down dale; Butter is made in every vale;
And if that Nancy Cook Is a good girl, She shall have a spouse, And make butter
anon, Before her old grandmother Grows a young man. LUCY LOCKET Lucy ...
Up Hill and Down Dale I rushed up the street, leaving the gates swinging wide
behind me, and down the lane to where Nicol waited. In brief, panting words I told
him my tale. He heard it without a movement, save to turn his horse's head up the
...
5
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
Ad Areopagum, to the Hil! of Mars, 812.64 R. and B. 8.921 That takes the quick
turn at the foot o' the hill . . 866.27 R. and B. 11.6 If we went prancing up hill and
down dale, 867.42 R. and B. 11.99 What's hid i' the turn o' the hill: how all the ...
6
The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
... again. up the ante:seeANTE. up for it ready to take part in a particular activity.
informal 2003Observer If the chance ever arose to do my singing and play
football for Southampton, I'd be well up for it. up hill and down dale all over the
place.
Ail E ftt up hill and down dale 1. HUUffiiM 2. (Mffi) h«s ; ®nmm 3. : #f f?Sr life ; §lt#
Jlfe (Why did Joe curse the policeman up hill and down dale! SrfnISf'P hilt up to
the hilt 1. f'JTffiSi ! StfiJ JiARIII 2. Tt'&itL i iS'Eltfe (The policemen are armed up to
...
8
Halliday in the 21st Century
... and the hills in fact were known as 'fells'); and they alternated as the
countryside went up and down by turns: 'up hill and down dale' was another
common narrative phrase. But there was a more threatening aspect, which we
came across in ...
M.A.K. Halliday, Jonathan J. Webster, 2013
9
Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
HILL a hill of beans thing of little value T his journalist piece of writing is worth a
hill of beans. up hill and down dale everywhere They 've been searching up high
and down dale for the lamb. over the hill past one's prime He should retire now ...
10
The Bradys at Gold
Hill; Or,m The Mystery of the Man from ...
It was all up hill and down dale for the first twenty miles, and then they struck the
foothills of the Rockies, and the scenery grew grand beyond all expression, and
the road rough to correspond. At about one o'clock they met a band of eight ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP HILL AND DOWN DALE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
up hill and down dale is used in the context of the following news items.
The Pennine Way at 50: Walking the Cumbrian leg from Langdon …
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Britain's oldest National Trail, the Pennine Way. Ellie Ross follows the acorn signposts up hill and down dale for a ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
Ford Ranger XLS 4WD Dual-Cab
The Ranger happily treks up hill and down dale in the bush, where its Bridgestone Dueler highway tyres claw their way over rocky going with surprising grip. «Motoring, Mar 15»
Price, Packaging & Practicality
At times the spread of ratios seemed too wide, up hill and down dale. The transmission's shift quality was a little clunky, but quite precise and light otherwise. «Motoring, Nov 14»
Driven: 2015 Jeep Cherokee tackles mountain roads and unpaved …
Driven with care, and under the watchful eye of an off-roading instructor, the Trailhawk powered up hill and down dale, occasionally sliding and slipping but ... «New York Daily News, Oct 14»
Up hill and down dale as Sheffield stages a frantic finish
THE hills surrounding Sheffield provided the perfect backdrop to a frantic finish to stage two of the Tour de France. • Follow the Tour LIVE all weekend as it ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 14»
Fell runner on how he broke Joss Naylor's Wainwright record
Steve started from Keswick's Moot Hall on Saturday, June 14, pounding his way up hill and down dale, before arriving, rather more fatigued, at the same spot ... «News & Star, Jun 14»
I stumbled lonely as a cloud
An uphill walk out of Ambleside would to him have seemed an inhuman punishment, .... We stride up hill and down dale, drinking in the views and the ales. «Financial Times, Jun 11»
Checkout chic - why supermarket TV ads have replaced mumsy with …
As she stomps up hill and down dale, she shares with me her fondness for red meat and a good fish counter, for fresh bread and whipped cream cakes, "finished ... «Daily Mail, Dec 07»
