- up hill and down dale
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if you travel up hill and down dale, you travel all over an area.
The man carried his basket of goods up hill and down dale.
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up hill and down dale
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up hill and down dale — Vigorously and persistently • • • Main Entry: ↑hill * * * I see up II all over the place he led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off … Useful english dictionary
up hill and down dale — adverb Here and there; everywhere … Wiktionary
up hill and down dale — all over an area; with vigor and perseverance … English contemporary dictionary
up hill and down dale — all over the place. → up … English new terms dictionary
Hill — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as the hills) Anglo Ind. = hill station. 2 (often in comb.) a heap; a mound (anthill; dunghill). 3 a sloping piece of road. v.tr. 1 form into a hill. 2 (usu. foll. by… … Useful english dictionary
hill — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as the hills) Anglo Ind. = hill station. 2 (often in comb.) a heap; a mound (anthill; dunghill). 3 a sloping piece of road. v.tr. 1 form into a hill. 2 (usu. foll. by… … Useful english dictionary
dale — /deɪl / (say dayl) noun Chiefly British 1. a vale; valley: *They tramped up hill and down dale –christina stead, 1944. 2. a small, open river valley partly enclosed by low hills. {Middle English; Old English dæl} …
Dale Gribble — Dale Alvin Gribble Gribble as seen in the episode, Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key . First appearance Pilot Last appearance … Wikipedia
Dale Head — seen from the neighbouring hill of High Spy Elevation 753 m (2,470 ft) … Wikipedia
Dale to the Chief — King of the Hill episode Episode no. Season 9 Episode 5 Production code 9ABE02 Original air date … Wikipedia
