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TAKE THE QUIZ“up the”
The following 30 entries include the term up the.
pick/step up the pace
idiom: to go faster
pick/take up the cudgels for
idiom: to fight in defense or support of (someone or something)
pick/take up the gauntlet
idiom: to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge
pick/take up the slack
idiom: to provide or do something that is missing or not getting done
pick up the pace
idiom: to go faster
pick up the pieces
idiom: to try to make a situation better after something bad has happened
pick up the tab/bill/check
idiom: to pay the money that is owed for something
pick up the tab
idiom: to pay a bill (such as for a meal or drinks at a bar)
pick up the threads
idiom: to begin something again after a long time
pluck up (the) courage
idiom: to become brave enough (to do something)
rub (someone) up the wrong way
idiom: to cause (someone) to be angry or annoyed : to irritate
stink up the joint
idiom: to perform or play very badly
up the ante
idiom: to raise the cost or price
up the spout
idiom—used to describe something that has completely failed, been ruined, etc.
up the street
idiom: some distance away on the same street
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