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Up a storm

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up a storm (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) In a remarkable and exciting manner.
? They cooked up a storm on the new cooking show.
? They were dancing up a storm at the new night club.
? They talked up a storm at the leader's debate.

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Up a tree

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This expression alludes to an animal that climbs a tree for refuge from attackers, which then surround the tree so it cannot come down.

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This whole business has me up a tree. I'm up a tree, and I need some help.

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Up against

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up against
1. (idiomatic) Facing; challenging, or opposing.
? If you try to change the school schedule like that, you'll be up against legions of angry parents.
2. In contact with, abutting.
? If the tree grows up against the garden wall then either the tree will be crowded and stunted or the wall will be pushed out.

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Up against it

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up against it
1. (idiomatic) In a very difficult position.

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Up and about

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If someone is up and about, they are out of bed or have recovered after an illness.

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She was kept in hospital for a week but she's up and about again.



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Up and down

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up and down (not comparable)
1. upward and downward, alternately
? the tide goes up and down
? my blodd pressure goes up and down
2. (idiomatic) alternately forwards and backwards along a path
? walk up and down the corridor

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Up and running

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If a business or a project is up and running, it has started and is fully operational.
up and running
1. (idiomatic) operational, in operation

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In some countries you can have a company up and running in a very short time.



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Up for

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up for
1. (idiomatic) Willing to participate in; interested in.
? Are you up for a trip to the library today?
2. (idiomatic) Being or due to be evaluated, inspected, judged, considered, sold, etc., in the stated circumstances or by the stated method.
? He is up for reelection next year, so he will try to control his image.
? He is up for second degree murder.

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Up for grabs

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up for grabs (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Available for anyone to obtain, claim, decide, or win.


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Up front

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up front
1. (idiomatic) Open, honest; tending to disclose information; truthful.
? I will be up front with you: what you are asking may be costly and difficult.
up front
1. (idiomatic) At the beginning; before anything begins.
? If we settle on the terms of the deal up front there will be much less arguing later.

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Up hill and down dale

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up hill and down dale (not comparable)
1. (UK, US, idiomatic) Here and there; everywhere.

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Up in the air

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If something, such as a plan or decision, is up in the air, it has not been decided or settled yet.
up in the air (not comparable)
1. Used other than as an idiom. up in or into the sky or air.
? He threw the ball high up in the air.
up in the air (comparative more up in the air, superlative most up in the air)
1. (idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finish

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I can't give you a definite answer yet;  the project is still up in the air.



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Up on

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up on (not generally comparable, comparative more up on, superlative most up on)
1. (idiomatic) Well-informed concerning.
? The tour guide was certainly up on his history.


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Up one's own ass

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up one's own ass
1. (idiomatic, vulgar) having an excessively high opinion of oneself.


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Up one's sleeve

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up one's sleeve
1. (idiomatic) Hidden, in reserve.
? I have tried everything I can think of, and I don't have anything more up my sleeve.

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Up shit creek

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up shit creek
1. (idiomatic) In trouble; in a difficult situation.

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Up shit creek without a paddle

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up shit creek without a paddle
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of up shit creek.

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Up shit's creek

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up shit's creek
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of up shit creek.

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Up shit's creek without a paddle

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up shit's creek without a paddle
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of up shit creek.

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Up someone's alley

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up someone's alley
1. (idiomatic) Matching a person's interests or abilities well.
? This article would be right up his alley. Why don't you show it to him?

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Up someone's street

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just up one's street
1. (idiomatic) perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.

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Up the ante

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up the ante (third-person singular simple present ups the ante, present participle upping the ante, simple past and past participle upped the ante)
1. (poker) To raise the stakes of a hand of poker
? With three aces and two jacks, he thought it was safe to up the ante.
2. (idiomatic) To make something more desirable.
? The school system cannot raise te

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Up the creek

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up the creek (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) In trouble; in a difficult situation.
? We'll be up the creek if we lose those files, so we should back them up regularly.

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Up the river

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up the river (not comparable)
1. (US, idiomatic) To prison.


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Up the wall

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up the wall (comparative further up the wall, superlative furthest up the wall)
1. (idiomatic) crazy, mad.
? Those noisy children are driving me up the wall.

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Up the walls

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up the walls
1. (UK, Ireland, regarding a workplace, etc.) very busy, swamped.
? We were up the walls last week and I got ten hours overtime.
? We didn't go to the restaurant as it was up the walls.

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Up the wazoo

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up the wazoo (not comparable)
1. (vulgar, idiomatic) up the ass; excessive or excessively; too much
? I'd go, but I'm sure they will charge up the wazoo for tickets.

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Up the ying yang

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up the ying yang
1. (idiomatic) far more than one needs

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Up there

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up there (not comparable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see up,‎ there.
2. In a position of prominence or importance

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Up to eleven

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up to eleven
1. (idiomatic) Beyond the maximum possible threshold

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Up to here

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(to be) up to here (in something)
1. (idiomatic) overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped
? I have been up to here in paperwork all week.


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Up to no good

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up to no good
1. (idiomatic) Misbehaving, being mischievous.
? He seems like an angel on the surface, but I can tell he's up to no good.

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Up to par

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up to par (comparative more up to par, superlative most up to par)
1. (idiomatic) At the usual or expected level.
? The engine is working up to par now.
? His work isn't up to par. Is he not well?

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Up to scratch

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up to scratch
1. (idiomatic) sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality
? They decided that his performance was not up to scratch.

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Up to snuff

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up to snuff (comparative more up to snuff, superlative most up to snuff)
1. (idiomatic) Adequate; of acceptable or quality; satisfying an appropriate standard.
2. (chiefly UK, dated, idiomatic) Mentally alert, shrewd, savvy.


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Up to something

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up to something
1. (idiomatic) Doing something mischievous or scheming.
? He seems like an angel on the surface, but I can tell he's up to something.

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Up to speed

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up to speed (comparative more up to speed, superlative most up to speed)
1. (idiomatic) Fully informed; current.
? Is Mary up to speed on the situation in KL.
up to speed (comparative more up to speed, superlative

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Up with the lark

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up with the lark
1. (idiomatic) Awake and out of bed early in the morning.

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Up with the larks

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up with the larks
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of up with the lark.

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Up yours

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up yours
1. (idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) A variant or synonym of shove it up your ass, an exclamation of extreme anger, disgust, dismissal; often accompanied by an obscene gesture.
2. Variant of up to you. Suggests that the responsibility or turn belongs to you.
3. Variant of you're up.

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Up-and-comer

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up-and-comer (plural up-and-comers)
1. (idiomatic) someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future

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Up-and-coming

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up-and-coming (comparative more up-and-coming, superlative most up-and-coming)
1. (idiomatic) emerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim
? The theater likes to feature up-and-coming singers and comedians.

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Up-to-date

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up-to-date (comparative more up-to-date, superlative most up-to-date)
1. (before the noun) current; recent; the latest
? Use an up-to-date text for your source.
2. (before the noun, idiomatic) informed about the latest news or developments, abreast

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Up-to-the-minute

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Something that is up-to-the-minute is the very latest or most recent version available.

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The internet is the best place to find up-to-the-minute news.



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Up/down one's alley

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If something is (right) up or down your alley, it is exactly the sort of thing that will suit your tastes or abilities.

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Alex loves reading, so a job in a bookshop is right up his alley.



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Uphill battle

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A person faced with an uphill battle has to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.
uphill battle (plural uphill battles)
1. (idiomatic) A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.

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After the terrible accident, his recovery was an uphill battle all the way.



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Upper crust

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This term refers to the higher levels of society, the upper class or the aristocracy.
upper crust (plural upper crusts)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see upper,‎ crust. The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.
2. (idiomatic, informal, usually with the) The social elite, the highest social class.


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William hides his working-class background and pretends to be from the upper crust.



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Upper hand

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If a person or organization gains or gets the upper hand, especially in a fight or competition, they take control over something.

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We increased our market share and gained the upper hand over our competitors.



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Upper-crust

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upper-crust (comparative more upper-crust, superlative most upper-crust)
1. (idiomatic, informal) Posh, upper-class; pertaining to the upper crust.
? An upper-crust London party.
? They're aiming for a more upper-crust clientele.


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Upper hand

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If a person or organization gains or gets the upper hand, especially in a fight or competition, they take control over something.

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We increased our market share and gained the upper hand over our competitors.



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