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act up = to misbehave |
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batton down = prepare for trouble |
beat up = to hit |
beat down = to persuade or hard rain |
bottle up = stay hidden |
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bottoms up = good wishes drinking alcohol |
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break up = end a relationship |
break down = unstable (mental) or broken |
back up = to copy as a security measure |
back down = to be less aggressive |
blow up = to get angry very fast, explode |
blow down = destroyed by wind gusts |
brighten up = to make cheerful, happy |
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butter up = to flatter |
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button up = to button clothing (usually, down) |
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calm down = to become less excited |
catch up = to share news with someone |
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check up = visit the doctor or mechanic |
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chat up = to have a light, friendly conversation |
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chow down = to eat |
clam up = to stop speaking |
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clamp down on = to end something |
clean up = to make clean or tidy |
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close up = to lock doors or very near |
close down = to stop trading as a business |
come up with = think a plan or an idea |
come down with = to become ill |
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cool down = to become less agitated |
cough up = to pay |
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cover up = to hide, conceal |
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crack up = burst into laughter |
crack down = regulate, repress, or restrain |
cut up = making jokes or playing pranks |
cut down = remove a tree |
dig up = remove or reveal something |
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dirty up = to make dirty |
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doll up = to dress for a special occasion |
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dig up = to discover |
dig down = use a tool in the earth |
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down right = straight forward |
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down the hatch = to drink, swallow |
dress up = to have very nice clothes on |
dress down = to scold |
drink up = to drink all of your drink |
drink down = to swallow |
dry up = remove the water or stop crying |
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dumb down = to convey in simple words |
eat up = to believe immediately |
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end up = to turn out, conclude |
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face up = accept a difficult situation |
face down = confront, be brave |
feel up = to touch someone sexually |
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fill up = fuel a car |
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finish up = conclude |
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fired up = enthusiastic |
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fix up = to make right, adjust |
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flag down = to get someone’s attention |
fry up = to cook |
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fxxked up = so broken in can't be fixed |
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get up = arise out of bed, or encourage a horse |
get down = loose hope, disappoint |
giddy up = make a horse start or go faster |
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give up = to surrender, admit failure |
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go down = to change to lesser value |
goof up = blunder |
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grind up = to pulverize or crush something |
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grow up = become older or wiser |
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hands up = said while arresting a suspect |
hands down = easily, without too much effort |
hang up = to end phone conversation or impede |
hang down = (your head, Tom Dooley?) |
head up = to lead, to take charge |
head down = to travel (generally to the south) |
heat up = to re-heat food, warming |
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hit up = ask for |
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hold up = to wait, to delay or robbery |
hold down = keep a job |
hung up = thinking or worrying about something |
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heat up = re-heat food, or getting warmer |
hunker down = remain in place |
hunt up = look for something |
hunt down = to find with difficulty |
hurry up = do something more quickly |
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inch up = slowly get closer or advance |
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jot down = to make a note |
juice up = to charge |
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keep up = to continue, or to stay with |
keep down = to stay quiet |
kiss up to = to show false flattery |
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knock up = to make a woman pregnate |
knock down = destroy or hit someone |
lighten up = lessen the intensity |
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lay up = basketball shot |
lay down = to lie down |
line up = have something/someone ready |
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listen up = pay attention |
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live it up = enjoy |
live down = endure |
lock up = close |
lock down = shelter in place |
look up = to find information |
look down = undervalue, disregard |
loosen up = to relax |
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make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight |
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man up = show courage |
man down = lose courage or unconscious |
marry up = combine, complement |
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mash up = a mixture of disparate elements |
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match up = correspond to |
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mess up = to make a mistake, to ruin |
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mock up = make a simple copy |
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narrow down = to make more specific |
numb up = anesthesia injection |
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open up = speak freely |
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pay up = to pay money owed |
pay down = lessen debt |
pony up = pay money for a settlement |
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push up = an athletic exercise |
push down = exactly what it says |
put up = endure (put up with) or preserve food |
put down = criticize |
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quiet down = stop making noise |
roll up (one’s sleeves) = to prepare to work |
roll down = open (car windows) |
round up = to collect or gather something |
round down = reduce to nearest whole number |
run up = raise a flag or incur debt |
run down = criticize or injure someone |
saddle up = get on your horse to ride |
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screw up = to ruin, to make a mess |
screw down = to tighten |
set up = organized or arranged |
set down = record, or remove |
settle up = pay one’s debt |
settle down = to establish a lifestyle, to marry |
shake up = reorganize |
shake down - coercion |
shoot up = fire gun, inject drugs |
shoot down = bring down with a gun |
shore up = to support |
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show up = appear, be visible |
show down = confrontation |
shut up = be silent |
shut down = to end, to close |
sign up = to commit oneself |
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sit up = straighten the body |
sit down = move to a sitting position |
speak up = talk louder |
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speed up = to make something go faster |
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split up = to separate |
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spruce up = to make look nice |
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stand up = erect, upright, remain intact |
stand down = withdraw or relax |
step up = accept a challenge |
step down = withdraw or resign |
straighten up (and fly right) = clean (correct) |
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stick up = armed robbery or support |
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string up = to hang (by the neck) |
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stuck up = staying aloof, snobbery |
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suck up = flatter someone excessively |
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take up = occupy time, space, attention |
take down = overthrow |
talk up = exaggerate |
talk down = bargain, comfort |
tanked up = drunk |
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tear up = destroy, damage or get tears in eyes |
tear down = to demolish |
think up = develop an idea |
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thumbs up = good, correct, OK |
thumbs down = not good, don't like |
tidy up = make things cleaner |
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tied up = very busy |
tied down = secured, limited |
tighten up = to make secure or more strict |
tighten down = to fix, fasten, secure |
think up = to invent or imagine something |
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throw up = to vomit |
throw down (gauntlet?) = to argue |
toss up = all ourcomes are possible |
toss down = to fling something downward |
touch up = to enhance (visually) |
touchdown = score in USA football |
turn up = to appear or increase the volume |
turn down = to refuse, to decline |
upbeat = cheerful, optimistic |
downbeat = accented beat (1st beat) |
up the creek = to be in serious trouble |
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upchuck = vomit |
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upend = to turn something upside down |
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upright = strong moral correctness |
down-right = complete direct (downright false) |
upset = unhappy, disappointed |
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use up = run out of |
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wake up = to awaken from sleep |
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warm up = to prepare for a sport or performance |
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wash up = bath |
wash down = to drink or to clean |
what's up = what's up (Listen to Ismo) |
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wind up = end in a specific situation, place |
wind down = gradually end an activity |
write up = report that makes a judgement |
write down = compose or devalue |
zip up = complete or zip a garment |
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