上あがり下さがり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

rise and fall; fluctuation

Describes repeated or alternating upward and downward movement, often of prices, levels, or physical objects. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to go up and down'.

• 株かぶ価かの上あがり下さがりに一いっ喜き一いち憂ゆうする。

  I get alternately elated and depressed by the rise and fall of stock prices.

• この階かい段だんは上あがり下さがりが大たい変へんだ。

  Going up and down these stairs is tough.