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look somebody over from head to foot; look somebody up and down

shàng xià dǎ liang

上 下 打 量

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look somebody over from head to foot; look somebody up and down
- tā men shàng xià dǎ liang zǒu láng hǎo xiàng kàn zhe kōng kuàng de dà hǎi yī yàng
  他们上下打量走廊，好像看着空旷的大海一样。
  They look up and down the corridor as if scanning an open sea.
- nà ge nǚ diàn yuán duì wǒ shàng xià dǎ liang le yī fān hòu jiào wǒ bù yào shì chuān nà tiáo qún zi
  那个女店员对我上下打量了一番后，叫我不要试穿那条裙子。
  The sales assistant looked me up and down and told me not to try the dress on.

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