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up
verb- to start suddenly or boldly; to rise abruptly UK, 1831
- He had such a row with his wife that she upped and left him. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 51, 1956
- to arouse or aggravate someone UK
- Some people will say you’ve got no business being in the game if you ain’t double flash with your ill-gotten gains, really upping the old bill [police] with ’em. — J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake, p. 4, 2000
- to increase a bet in cards US, 1942
- CHEESE: Up it fifty cents. LOONEY: I call. I call. I’m in on this one. I call. — Tin Men, 1987
- to give up US
- Looks like the freak ain’t upping the chain, Shoe. — Miguel Pinero, Short Eyes, p. 49, 1975
▶ up it
to pay off a debt US- — Joe McKennon, Circus Lingo, p. 99, 1980
▶ up sticks
to pack up and go; to move UK, 1877
Originally nautical, from raising the mast prior to setting sail.- I mean left. Vamoosed. Sold out and upped sticks. — Ian Pattison, Rab C. Nesbitt, 1988
- Tom wanted Franny to “up sticks and come out to Corfu” and help him run a bar. — Sally Cline, Couples, p. 197, 1998
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