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all up adjective- (of things) exhausted, fruitless, ruined; (of people) bankrupt, defeated, doomed to die UK, 1818
Especially in the phrase “all up with”. - [S]cience is telling politicians something they are desperate not to hear: that it’s all up with our current model of gung-ho globalisation. — The Guardian, 17 July 2002
- (of betting) with the winnings of one bet forming the stake of the next AUSTRALIA, 1933
- Old John has got two horses starting there and they both look a good chance. See him out there and if he says ok stick it on the first one and all up the second. — Sam Weller, Old Bastards I Have Met, p. 134, 1979
- Before I pay out, let me say that one of the initiatives, all-up betting for a win or place, is not a bad idea and overdue. — Sunday Tasmanian, p. 39, 29 May 1988
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