collect up
collect up
To gather items. A noun or pronoun can be used between "collect" and "up." I need someone to help me collect up all of these donations for the food drive. Collect your toys up—it's time for bed!
See also: collect, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
collect something up
to gather something up. Collect your things up, and let's go. I collected up all my luggage and left.
See also: collect, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- scratch together
- gather up
- scare someone or something up
- scare up
- collect
- collect (one's) thoughts
- collect thoughts
- scoop up
- send around for
- send around for (someone or something)