upstairs and downstairs

Sentencing him on Wednesday, Mr Justice McFarland said the attack on his partner was "prolonged" and lasted for some time upstairs and downstairs in her home.

"My neighbours upstairs and downstairs were terrified and screaming, we had to evacuate immediately to another area."

He’s been upstairs and downstairs, chatted with courtiers and correspondents and, he hints, befriended some in the innermost circle who’d rather stay anonymous.

For example, I have two zones in my house: upstairs and downstairs.

And yet, the magnitude of recurring “Gilded Age” characters upstairs and downstairs by familiar faces from the stage seems unique.