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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ
up have a pick-me-up up not all something is cracked up to be
up have had it (up to here) up not up to scratch
up have something up one’s sleeve up not up to snuff
up head something up up not what something is cracked up to be
up Heads up! up nuzzle up to someone or something
up hàt someone up (for something) up one’s number is up
up hold one’s end (of the bargain) up up one up (on someone)
up hold one’s head up up on the up-and-up
up hold someone or something up up open something up
up hold up up open up
up hole up (somŁwherŁ ) up open (up) a can of worms
up hopped up up own up (to something)
up hung up (on someone or something) up patch someone or something up
up hunt someone or something up up pay up
up jack someone up up pep someone or something up
up jack something up up perk someone or something up
up jazz‘something up up pick someone or something up
up keep one’s chin up up pick up
up keep someone or something up up pile something up
up keep up an act up pile up
up keep up appearances up pipe up with something
up keep up one’s act up play someone or something up
up keep up (with someone or something) up play up to someone
up keep up (with the Joneses) up pluck up one’s courage
up keep up (with the times) up plug something up
up keyed up up poànt something up
up kick up up pop up
up kiss and make up up prick up one’s ears
up laid up up psyched up (for something)
up land up somehØw or somŁwherŁ up psyche someone up
up lap something up up pull oneself up (by one’s own bootstraps)
up laugh up one’s sleeve up pull up (somŁwherŁ )
up lay someone up up pull up stakes
up lead up to something up pushing up daisàes
up learn something from the bottom up up put someone or something up
up let up (on someone or something) up put someone up to something
up làne someone or something up with something up put up a (brave) front
up làne someone up (for something) up Put up or shut up!
up làne someone up with someone up put up with someone or something
up làve it up up rake something up
up làve up to one’s end of the bargain up read up (on someone or something)
up làve up to something up rev something up
up look someone or something up up right sàde up
up look up to someone up right up someone’s alley
up louse something up up ràng something up
up make (oneself) up up roll one’s sleeves up
up make one’s mànd up up rough someone up
up make someone up up round something up to something
up make something up up run something up
up make up for lost time up rustle something up
up make up for someone or something up save up (for something)
up make up (with someone) up scare someone or something up
up mark something up up screw someone or something up
up measure up (to someone or something) up screw up one’s courage
up measure up (to someone’s expectations) up send someone or something up
up mess someone or something up up send someone up the river
up mix it up up send up a trial balloon
up mix someone or something up up set someone or something up
up mix someone up with someone else up set someone up (as something)
up mop the floor up with someone up set someone up (àn busàness)
up move up (àn the world) up settle up with someone
up muster (up) one’s courage up set up shop somŁwherŁ
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