Up #3

Up #3

Thanks for tuning into the third of three posts on up, a brief list of a few more idioms that employ the word up.

1700s – to cheer up or become happier

1700s – bottoms up or cheers!

1809 – toss-up or an even matter

1818 – to turn up one’s nose or show disdain

1823 – to upend or turn over

1844 – to buck up or cheer up

1860 – to jack up or hoist or raise

1881 – to whoop it up or make a joyful disturbance

1896 – all choked up or overcome with emotion

1903 – to live it up or live extravagantly

1904 – to jack up or raise a price

1926 - to wrap up or put an end to

1933 – to mess up or make a mess of

1935 – to shack up or cohabit

1960 – upchuck or vomit

Please use the comments section to remark on any of these terms or the dates they appeared.

Big thanks to this week’s sources: Go English, Albert Jack, Etymonline, & the OED.