几起几落

jǐqǐ-jǐluò

[go up and step down many times; have a chequered career; with several ups and downs] 起、 落、 对人则比喻升、 降, 对事则比喻兴、 衰。 几起几落, 则指升降或兴衰的多次反复

二十多年来, 他父亲几起几落, 至今才官复原职