choose up
choose up
To divide a group of people into teams, as when playing a sport or game. The game hasn't started yet because it's taking those guys forever to choose up!
See also: choose, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
choose up
Select players and form sides for a game or team, as in Jean was always afraid she'd be last when it was time to choose up. [First half of 1900s]
See also: choose, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
choose up
v.
To select players and form sides, teams, or some other group for a game or competition: The two captains chose up sides for the baseball game.
See also: choose, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- choose up sides
- no score
- shell game
- a shell game
- monkey in the middle
- in the game
- be on (one's) game
- be on game
- home game
- fair play (to you)