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        u til  talk until one is blue in the face  up cut up
        u til  until all hours              up dig some dàrt up on  someone
        u til  until hell freezPs over      up dig someone or something up
        u til  (un)til the cows come home   up do something up
        u timely  come to an untimely end   up double up (with someone)
        u to  law unto oneself              up draw something up
        u turned  leave no stone unturned   up dredge something up
        up act up                           up drive someone up the wall
        up add up (to something)            up drum some busàness up
        up (all) balled up                  up dry up
        up all dressed up                   up ease up (on someone or something)
        up (all) worked up (about something)  up eat something up
        up (all) worked up (over something)  up end something up
        up back someone or something up     up end up by doing something
        up balled up                        up end up doing something
        up bark up the wrong tree           up end up (somehØw )
        up beat someone up                  up end up somŁwherŁ
        up beef something up                up end up with the short end of the stick
        up blow up                          up Everythàng’s comàng up roses.
        up bone up (on something)           up fed up (to somŁwherŁ ) (with someone or something)
        up bottle something up              up feel up to something
        up Bottoms up!                      up fix someone up (with someone or something)
        up Break it up!                     up flare up
        up break someone or something up    up fold something up
        up break up (with someone)          up fold up
        up bràng  someone or something up   up follow someone or something up
        up bràng  someone up to date (on someone or something)  up follow up (on someone or something)
        up bring up the rear                up follow up (on something)
        up brush up (on something)          up fouled up
        up buck up                          up foul someone or something up
        up build (someone or something) up  up foul up
        up build up to something            up from the ground up
        up burned up                        up gang up (on someone)
        up burn someone up                  up gas up
        up butter someone up                up gear (oneself) up (for something)
        up call someone or something up     up get (all) dolled up
        up catch up (to someone or something)  up get mixed-up
        up catch up (with someone or something)  up get someone’s back up
        up chalk something up to something  up get someone’s dander up
        up charged up                       up get someone’s hackles up
        up charge someone or something up   up get someone’s Irish up
        up cheer someone up                 up get something sewed up
        up cheer up                         up get something wrapped up
        up choke someone up                 up get-up-and-go
        up choose up sàdes                  up get up enough nerve (to do something)
        up clam up                          up get up on the wrong sàde of the bed
        up clean up                         up get worked up (about something)
        up clear something up               up get worked up (over something)
        up clear up                         up gird (up) one’s loins
        up close up shop                    up Give it up.
        up cloud up                         up give up the ghost
        up come up                          up go up in flames
        up cook something up                up go up in smoke
        up cough something up               up gum something up
        up cover someone’s tracks (up)      up gum up the works
        up cover something up               up ham something up
        up cozy up (to someone)             up Hands up!
        up crack someone or something up    up hang one’s hat (up) somŁwherŁ
        up crack up                         up hang up
        up cross someone up                 up hard up (for something)
        up curl up and die                  up haul up (somŁwherŁ )
        up cut someone or something up      up have an ace up one’s sleeve

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