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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Up and down
"“I hope no-one will try to block and up and down vote on the chief law enforcement officer in the country. It would be the height of irresponsibility.”" (Said by senate judiciary committee chair Patrick Leahy on the resignation of the United States’ attorney general from his post.)
Is "up and down" a verb in this context?
Is "up and down" a verb in this context?
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I think that it is a misquote or typo. Here is what was likely said: "“I hope no-one will try to block an up and down vote on the chief law enforcement officer in the country. "
- I think that it is a misquote or typo.
- Here is what was likely said: "“I hope no-one will try to block an up and down vote on the chief law enforcement officer in the country.
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I think that it is a misquote or typo. Here is what was likely said:
"“I hope no-one will try to block an up and down vote on the chief law enforcement officer in the country. "
"“I hope no-one will try to block an up and down vote on the chief law enforcement officer in the country. "
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