"look up and down" meaning in All languages combined

See look up and down on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} look up and down
  1. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up, and, down. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-look_up_and_down-en-verb-zrfCnwFP
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (scrutinize someone's appearance): guardare da capo a piedi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-look_up_and_down-en-verb-84keC~1- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of "scrutinize someone's appearance": 6 94

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