idiom > chequer pitching
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Ups and downs of pitch
  Explanation: Describe people, things, the rise and fall times.
  Source: Han Liu, "Huai Tao training" ups and downs with Daomao pitch. "Rise and Fall of the high induced Note ups and downs still."
No. 2
  沉浮俯仰 ( chén fú fǔ yǎng )
  解 释 形容人、事物、时势的盛衰。
  出 处 汉·刘安《淮南子·原道训》:“与道貌沉浮俯仰。”高诱注:“沉浮犹盛衰。”