wait up for (one)

To stay awake later in the night than usual while waiting for one to arrive home. It's going to be quite late before I get home, so don't wait up for me. I'm waiting up for your brother, and I'm just worried sick! He should have been home hours ago.

词组	wait up for (one)
释义	wait up for (one) wait up for (one) To stay awake later in the night than usual while waiting for one to arrive home. It's going to be quite late before I get home, so don't wait up for me. I'm waiting up for your brother, and I'm just worried sick! He should have been home hours ago. See also: up, wait Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: wait up come home from (some place or something) come home from some place come home be at home at home see (one) home see home get home to get home to (someone or something)
随便看	spring out of spring someone spring to attention spring to defense spring to feet spring to/into life/action spring to life spring to mind spring to (one's) defense spring to (one's) feet spring up spring up like mushrooms sprinkle sprinkle on sprinkle onto (someone or something) sprinkle (someone or something) with (something) sprinkle with sprinkling sprout sprout up sprout wings spruce spruce up sprung sprunt up