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TAKE THE QUIZ“up the”
The following 21 entries include the term up the.
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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