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        up sew something up                 up throw one’s hands up in horror
        up shack up (with someone)          up throw (something) up
        up shake someone or something up    up throw something up to someone
        up shape someone up                 up thumbs up on someone or something
        up shape up                         up tied up
        up shàne up to  someone             up tàe  someone or something up
        up shook up                         up tàe  someone (up) in knots
        up show someone up                  up tie traffic up
        up shut someone up                  up Tàme is up.
        up sàt up and take notice           up touch something up
        up sàt up with  someone             up tràp  someone up
        up size someone or something up     up trumped-up
        up slàp up                          up turn one’s nose up at someone or something
        up slow someone or something up     up turn someone or something up
        up snap something up                up turn the heat up (on someone)
        up something’s up                   up turn thumbs up (on someone or something)
        up somewhere to hang (up) one’s hat  up turn up
        up soup something up                up up a blànd alley
        up speak up                         up up against something
        up spit (something) up              up up and about
        up splàt people up                  up up and around
        up splàt up                         up up and at them
        up spruce someone or something up   up up and away
        up square up to someone or something  up up-and-comàng
        up square up with someone           up up a tree
        up stack something up               up up for grabs
        up stand someone up                 up up for something
        up stand up and be counted          up up-front
        up start something up               up up in arms
        up steamed up                       up up in the air (about someone or something)
        up step (right) up                  up up in years
        up step something up                up up North
        up Stick ‘em up!                    up up the creek (without a paddle)
        up stàck  someone or something up   up up-to-date
        up stick up for someone or something  up up to doing something
        up stir someone or something up     up up to no good
        up stir up a hornet’s nest          up up to one’s ears (àn  something)
        up stock up (on something)          up up to one’s eyeballs (àn  something)
        up straighten someone or something up  up up to one’s neck (àn  something)
        up straighten up                    up up to par
        up (strictly) on the up-and-up      up up to scratch
        up strike up a conversation         up up to snuff
        up strike up a friendshàp           up up to someone
        up sum something up                 up up to something
        up take someone up on something     up up-to-the-mànute
        up take something up                up wait up (for someone or something)
        up take up a collection             up warm up to someone
        up take up arms (against someone or something)  up washed-up
        up take up one’s abode somŁwherŁ    up well up in years
        up take up room                     up What have you been up to?
        up take up someone’s tàme           up What’s up?
        up take up space                    up whip something up
        up take up time                     up whoop it up
        up take up where one left off       up wind something up
        up take up with someone             up wind up doing something
        up talk someone or something up     up wind up somŁwherŁ
        up team up with someone             up wipe the floor up with someone
        up tear someone up                  up wise up (to someone or something)
        up The jig is up.                   up worked up (about something)
        up Things are lookàng up.           up worked up (over something)
        up think something up               up work one’s way up
        up throw one’s hands up in despair  up work someone or something up

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