look up and down

English

Verb

look up and down (third-person singular simple present looks up and down, present participle looking up and down, simple past and past participle looked up and down)

1. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ up,‎ and,‎ down.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them.
   • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 52, in Nick, New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, page 261:

     He looked her up and down. Sucked on the cigar.

Translations

scrutinize someone's appearance

• Italian: guardare da capo a piedi