Going up the down stairs

1) Having messed up so bad that one has done the exact opposite thing one was trying to do
2) Having accidentally lost progress instead of gained
3) Trying to use the down escalator to go up

“The calming medicine has only made the ape more angry!” hollered the scientist. “We’ve gone up the down stairs!”

The men walked out of the maze entrance, frustrated that all the paths they took had only led them up the down stairs, as it were.

Alice wasn’t very bright at times, seeing as there was many an occasion where she was going up the down stairs at the mall.

by Shocken 2 July 30, 2022

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Going up the cobbler

A euphemism for a casual sexual liason with a Scottish lass.

I met up with Eric again yesterday. I couldn't see us having serious relationship but we still had a great time going up the cobbler together.

by MountainEar January 23, 2023

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Five Star Fur Lined Ocean Going Balls Up

Made famous by the Channel 4 programme 'Grand Designs' in the UK by one of the owners of the houses being built, a Five Star Fur Lined Ocean Going Balls Up means that something has been a major catastrophe from start to finish, a complete and utter screw up. This is possibly just the perfect thing to say when something has gone just about as wrong as it can!

We made a five star fur lined ocean going balls up of that, didn't we!

by The Scottish Contingent October 3, 2007

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