up one street and down another

[Joe]

They set off at a jog up one street and down another.
Does "up" and "down" suggest that they go along the two streets in different/opposite directions? Or "up" and "down" are equivalent here, and the speaker use them just to avoid repeated using of single "up" or "down"?

[RonBee]

The phrase "up one street and down another" suggests to me that they went in opposite directions--one direction one time and the other direction later.

:)

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Joe

They set off at a jog up one street and down another.
Does "up" and "down" suggest that they go along the two streets in different/opposite directions? Or "up" and "down" are equivalent here, and the speaker use them just to avoid repeated using of single "up" or "down"?

Ron is correct. I would add that the phrase usually means an extensive search and there are likely more than just two streets involved.
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