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