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.
This series has been uppifying, Mr. Monger!
ReplyDeleteAh! Anne, there's one I missed. Up the ante.
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