frost up
frost up
1. To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts up tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.
2. To cause something to become coated with a thin layer of ice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "frost" and "up." I'm worried that the cold temperatures tonight will frost the ground up.
See also: frost, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
frost up
v.
1. To become covered with frost: The windows frosted up quickly when the temperature dropped.
2. To cause something to become covered with frost: The freezing air frosted up the windows. Our breath frosted the mirrors up.
See also: frost, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- frost over
- frosted over
- frosting
- ice up
- ice over
- fog up
- punch into
- punch into (something)
- penetrate
- penetrate (something) with (something)