“Up one side and down the other” nghĩa là gì?

“Up one side and down the other” = mặt trên mặt dưới -> nghĩa là mức độ triệt để, khắc nghiệt, cực độ.

Ví dụ

"I'm just proud of how these kids fought through adversity up one side and down the other with the pandemic, their mental health and staying strong — all of that stuff," Winkler said. "It's just been an up and down season with so much uncertainty. We've had no fans, live streaming. I could write a book about the things that have happened."

There was something cathartic (tẩy nhẹ) about sitting on the carrying beam while staining the rails on our deck. I had the radio on. I was listening to my favorite music. I went up and down with the brush. Up one side and down the other. I spent three hours one day and two-and-a-half the next. I felt satisfied when I finally walked away after the second coat. Of course, there is still more to do.

Our Black friend was taken to a distant interrogation room, out of our sight. We worried about him. Our town was a lot like Pittsfield. Same size, economic profile, racial and ethnic composition. Big enough to be interesting; small enough to know almost everybody, even the cops. They seemed friendly enough, overworked, underpaid, white. I never gave them much thought. I do now. We all do, especially after this week’s guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis cop. Policing is that big problem we still haven’t faced up to. We’ve known for years that Black people are nearly four times more likely than whites to be arrested for minor offenses like marijuana (cần sa) possession. Young Black men are 2.8 times more likely to be shot by police than their white counterparts. Only 2 percent of killer cops ever face charges. These disparities have been studied up one side and down the other, resulting in mountains of recommendations. Police unions resist them. Legislators let them wither. The bodies pile up. This is the place in a commentary about police reform where the writer adds to that Everest of proposals. Now, it’s unnecessary. We know what needs to be done.

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