up one 成语
card up one
card up one's sleeve
have something up one
kick up one
make up one
make up one's mind
pull up one
roll up one
throw up one
turn up one
up one
kick up one's heels
When exams were over， the students went to town to kick up their heels．考试结束后，学生们进城去欢庆了一番。
The children kicked up their heels as soon as they were let out of school．孩子们一放学就高兴得手舞足蹈。
pluck up one's courage
The small boy plucked up his courage and went upstairs in the dark．那个小男孩鼓起勇气摸黑上了楼。
He plucked up his courage to ask her to marry him．他鼓足勇气向她求婚。
In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements，must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage．我们在困难的时候，要看到成绩，看到光明，要提高我们的勇气。
prick up one's ears
The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her．当听到他们在谈她时，这妇女竖起耳朵倾听。
The sentry pricked up his ears at the strange sound．耳边传来奇怪的声响，哨兵顿时警觉起来。
turn up one's toes
Idiom(s): turn up one's toesTheme: DAYDREAM
to die. (Slang.)
• When I turn up my toes, I want a big funeral with lots of flowers.
• Our cat turned up his toes during the night. He was nearly ten years old.
take up one's time
Idiom(s): take up one's timeTheme: WASTE
to require too much of someone else's time; to waste someone's time. (Also with so much of or too much of, as in the examples.)
• You're taking up my time. Please go away.
• I'm sorry. I didn't mean to take up so much of your time.
• This problem is taking up too much of my time.
take up one's abode somewhere
Idiom(s): take up one's abode somewhereTheme: LIFESTYLE
to settle down and live somewhere. (Formal.)
• I took up my abode downtown near my office.
• We decided to take up our abode in a warmer climate.
screw up one's courage
Idiom(s): screw up one's courageTheme: COURAGE
to build up one's courage.
• I guess I have to screw up my courage and go to the dentist.
• I spent all morning screwing up my courage to take my driver's test.
laugh up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): laugh up one's sleeveTheme: LAUGHTER
to laugh secretly; to laugh quietly to oneself. (Informal.)
• Jane looked very serious, but I knew she was laughing up her sleeve.
• I told Sally that her dress was darling, but I was laughing up my sleeve because it was too small.
have sth up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): have sth up one's sleeveTheme: SOLUTION
to have a secret or surprise plan or solution (to a problem). (Slang. Refers to cheating at cards by having a card hidden in one's sleeve.)
• I've got something up my sleeve, and it should solve all your problems. I'll tell you what it is after I'm elected.
• The manager has something up her sleeve. She'll surprise us with it later.
have an ace up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): have an ace up one's sleeveTheme: DECEPTION
to have a secret or concealed means of accomplishing something.
• I think that Liz has an ace up her sleeve and will surprise us with success at the last minute.
• I have done all I can do. I have no idea what to do next. I don't have an ace up my sleeve, and I can't work miracles.
clean up one's act
Idiom(s): clean up one's actTheme: BEHAVIOR - CHANGE
to reform one's conduct; to improve one's performance. (Informal. Originally referred to polishing one's stage performance.)
• Since Sally cleaned her act up, she has become very productive.
• If you don't clean up your act, you'll be sent home.
right up one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alley AND right up someone's alleyTheme: SUITABLE
ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.)
• Skiing is right down my alley. I love it.
• This kind of thing is right up John's alley.
keep up one's act
Idiom(s): keep up an act AND keep up one's actTheme: DECEPTION
to maintain a false front; to act in a special way that is different from one's natural behavior.
• Most of the time John kept up an act. He was really not a friendly person.
• He works hard to keep up his act.
Turn up one's toes to the daisies
If someone has turned up their toes to the daisies, it means that the person died.card up one's sleeve|card|sleeve
n. phr., informal Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve. Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another.Compare: ACE IN THE HOLE2.
cover one's tracks|cover|cover up one's tracks|tra
v. phr. 1. To hide and not leave anything, especially foot marks, to show where you have been, so that no one can follow you. The deer covered his tracks by running in a stream. 2. informal To hide or not say where you have been or what you have done; not tell why you do something or what you plan to do. The boys covered their tracks when they went swimming by saying that they were going for a walk.Compare: COVER UP1.
down one's alley|alley|down|up one's alley
adj. phr., slang Suited to your tastes and abilities; what you like or like to do. Baseball is right down Jim's alley.Compare: CUP OF TEA.
hold one's end up|end|hold|hold up|hold up one's e
v. phr., informal To do your share of work; do your part. Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn't keep her end up. Susan kept up her end of the conversation, but Bill did not talk very much. Bob said he would lend me his bicycle if I repaired the flat tire, but he didn't keep up his end of the bargain.kick up one's heels|heels|kick|kick up
v. phr., informal To have a merry time; celebrate. When exams were over the students went to town to kick up their heels. Mary was usually very quiet but at the farewell party she kicked up her heels and had a wonderful time.make up one's mind|make|make up|mind
v. phr. To choose what to do; decide. They made up their minds to sell the house. Tom couldn't decide whether he should tell Mother about the broken window or let her find it herself.Antonym: ON THE FENCE.
open one's eyes|eye|eyes|open|open up one's eyes
v. phr. To make a person see or understand the truth; make a person realize; tell a person what is really happening or what really exists. Mary didn't believe that her cousin could be mean until the cousin opened Mary's eyes by scratching and biting her. John's eyes were opened up to the world of nature when he visited his grandfather's farm.Compare: EYES OPEN, WISE UP. -
prick up one's ears|ear|ears|prick
v. phr., informal To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her.pull up one's socks|pull|pull up
v. phr. To try to do better, either in terms of one's behavior or at a task one is performing. I'll have to pull up my socks if I am going to finish my work today.right down one's alley|alley|right|right up one's
adv. phr. In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.roll up one's sleeves|roll|roll up|sleeve|sleeves
To get ready for a hard job; prepare to work hard or seriously. When Paul took his science examination, he saw how little he knew about science. He rolled up his sleeves and went to work.screw up one's courage|courage|pluck|pluck up|pluc
v. phr. To force yourself to be brave. The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark. When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for a dollar.Compare: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
throw up one's hands|hand|hands|throw
v. phr. To give up trying; admit that you cannot succeed. Mrs. Jones threw up her hands when the children messed up the living room for the third time. When Mary saw the number of dishes to be washed, she threw up her hands in dismay.throw up one's hands in horror|hand|hands|horror|t
v. phr. To be horrified; feel alarmed; give up hope of straightening things out; be shocked by something terrible. When Mrs. Brown saw the mess the children were making in her living room, she threw up her hands in horror. Everybody threw up their hands in horror at the destruction caused by the hurricane.turn up one's nose at|nose|turn|turn up
v. phr. To refuse as not being good enough for you. He thinks he should only get steak, and he turns up his nose at hamburger.turn up one's toes|toe|toes|turn up
v. phr., slang To die. One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for him.Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES.
up one's sleeve|in one's sleeve|sleeve|up
adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one's shirt or coat and ready for secret or wrongful use. The crooked gambler hid aces up his sleeve during the card game so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly ready for the right time or for a time when needed. Jimmy knew that his father had some trick up his sleeve because he was smiling to himself during the checker game.Compare: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE. 3. See: LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE.
get up one's nerve
get up one's nervesee get up, def. 5.
roll up one's sleeves
roll up one's sleevesPrepare to work, as in When he saw how much snow had fallen he simply rolled up his sleeves and went to find the shovel. This expression, alluding to turning one's sleeves upward to avoid getting them wet or dirty, is used both literally and more loosely, as in the example here.
throw up one's hands
throw up one's handsIndicate or express utter hopelessness. For example, Jim was getting nowhere so he threw up his hands and abandoned the argument. This idiom alludes to a traditional gesture for giving up.
turn up one's nose
turn up one's noseRegard with disdain or scorn, as in She turned up her nose at the broccoli. This idiom was first recorded in 1779.
up one's alley
up one's alleysee under right up one's alley.
up one's sleeve
up one's sleevesee card up one's sleeve.
card up one
card up one's sleeve
card up one's sleeve|card|sleeve
n. phr., informal Addition help, plan, or altercation kept aback and produced if needed; addition way to do something. John knew his mother would accommodate him money if necessary, but he kept that agenda up his sleeve. Bill consistently has a agenda up his sleeve, so back his aboriginal plan bootless he approved another.Compare: ACE IN THE HOLE2.
clean up one's act
Idiom(s): clean up one's actTheme: BEHAVIOR - CHANGE
to ameliorate one's conduct; to advance one's performance. (Informal. Originally referred to cutting one's date performance.)
• Since Sally bankrupt her act up, she has become actual productive.
• If you don't apple-pie up your act, you'll be beatific home.
cover one's tracks|cover|cover up one's tracks|tra
v. phr. 1. To adumbrate and not leave anything, abnormally bottom marks, to appearance area you accept been, so that no one can chase you. The deer covered his advance by active in a stream. 2. informal To adumbrate or not say area you accept been or what you accept done; not acquaint why you do article or what you plan to do. The boys covered their advance back they went pond by adage that they were activity for a walk.Compare: COVER UP1.
down one's alley|alley|down|up one's alley
adj. phr., slang Ill-fitted to your tastes and abilities; what you like or like to do. Baseball is appropriate down Jim's alley.Compare: CUP OF TEA.
get up one's nerve
get up one's nervesee get up, def. 5.
have an ace up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): have an ace up one's sleeveTheme: DECEPTION
to accept a abstruse or buried agency of accomplishing something.
• I anticipate that Liz has an ace up her sleeve and will abruptness us with success at the aftermost minute.
• I accept done all I can do. I accept no abstraction what to do next. I don't accept an ace up my sleeve, and I can't assignment miracles.
have article up one
have sth up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): have sth up one's sleeveTheme: SOLUTION
to accept a abstruse or abruptness plan or band-aid (to a problem). (Slang. Refers to cheating at cards by accepting a agenda hidden in one's sleeve.)
• I've got article up my sleeve, and it should break all your problems. I'll acquaint you what it is afterwards I'm elected.
• The administrator has article up her sleeve. She'll abruptness us with it later.
hold one's end up|end|hold|hold up|hold up one's e
v. phr., informal To do your allotment of work; do your part. Mary done the dishes so fast that Ann, who was dehydration them, couldn't accumulate her end up. Susan kept up her end of the conversation, but Bill did not allocution actual much. Bob said he would accommodate me his bike if I repaired the collapsed tire, but he didn't accumulate up his end of the bargain.keep up one's act
Idiom(s): keep up an act AND accumulate up one's actTheme: DECEPTION
to advance a apocryphal front; to act in a appropriate way that is altered from one's accustomed behavior.
• Most of the time John kept up an act. He was absolutely not a affable person.
• He works adamantine to accumulate up his act.
kick up one
kick up one's heels
When exams were over， the acceptance went to boondocks to bang up their heels．考试结束后，学生们进城去欢庆了一番。
The accouchement kicked up their heels as anon as they were let out of school．孩子们一放学就高兴得手舞足蹈。
kick up one's heels|heels|kick|kick up
v. phr., informal To accept a amusing time; celebrate. When exams were over the acceptance went to boondocks to bang up their heels. Mary was usually actual quiet but at the adieu affair she kicked up her heels and had a admirable time.laugh up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): laugh up one's sleeveTheme: LAUGHTER
to beam secretly; to beam agilely to oneself. (Informal.)
• Jane looked actual serious, but I knew she was bedlam up her sleeve.
• I told Sally that her dress was darling, but I was bedlam up my sleeve because it was too small.
make up one
make up one's mind
make up one's mind|make|make up|mind
v. phr. To accept what to do; decide. They fabricated up their minds to advertise the house. Tom couldn't adjudge whether he should acquaint Mother about the burst window or let her acquisition it herself.Antonym: ON THE FENCE.
open one's eyes|eye|eyes|open|open up one's eyes
v. phr. To accomplish a actuality see or accept the truth; accomplish a actuality realize; acquaint a actuality what is absolutely accident or what absolutely exists. Mary didn't accept that her accessory could be beggarly until the accessory opened Mary's eyes by abrading and bitter her. John's eyes were opened up to the apple of attributes back he visited his grandfather's farm.Compare: EYES OPEN, WISE UP. -
pluck up one's courage
The baby boy plucked up his adventuresomeness and went admiral in the dark．那个小男孩鼓起勇气摸黑上了楼。
He plucked up his adventuresomeness to ask her to ally him．他鼓足勇气向她求婚。
In times of adversity we charge not lose afterimage of our achievements，must see the ablaze approaching and charge backbone up our courage．我们在困难的时候，要看到成绩，看到光明，要提高我们的勇气。
prick up one's ears
The woman pricked up her aerial back she heard them talking about her．当听到他们在谈她时，这妇女竖起耳朵倾听。
The bouncer pricked up his aerial at the aberrant sound．耳边传来奇怪的声响，哨兵顿时警觉起来。
prick up one's ears|ear|ears|prick
v. phr., informal To appear to absorbed attention; activate to accept closely; try to hear. The woman pricked up her aerial back she heard them talking about her.pull up one
pull up one's socks|pull|pull up
v. phr. To try to do better, either in agreement of one's behavior or at a assignment one is performing. I'll accept to cull up my socks if I am activity to accomplishment my assignment today.right down one's alley|alley|right|right up one's
adv. phr. In accordance with one's specialty or predilection. This affectionate of preclassical music is appropriate up Bill's alley; afterwards all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.right up one's alley
Idiom(s): right down someone's alleyway AND appropriate up someone's alleyTheme: SUITABLE
ideally ill-fitted to one's interests or abilities. (Informal.)
• Skiing is appropriate down my alley. I love it.
• This affectionate of affair is appropriate up John's alley.
roll up one
roll up one's sleeves
roll up one's sleevesAdapt to work, as in When he saw how abundant snow had collapsed he artlessly formed up his sleeves and went to acquisition the shovel. This expression, alluding to axis one's sleeves advancement to abstain accepting them wet or dirty, is acclimated both actually and added loosely, as in the archetype here.
roll up one's sleeves|roll|roll up|sleeve|sleeves
To get accessible for a adamantine job; adapt to assignment adamantine or seriously. When Paul took his science examination, he saw how little he knew about science. He formed up his sleeves and went to work.screw up one's courage
Idiom(s): screw up one's courageTheme: COURAGE
to body up one's courage.
• I assumption I accept to spiral up my adventuresomeness and go to the dentist.
• I spent all morning blame up my adventuresomeness to booty my driver's test.
screw up one's courage|courage|pluck|pluck up|pluc
v. phr. To force yourself to be brave. The baby boy busted up his adventuresomeness and went admiral in the dark. When his ancestor came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to spiral up his adventuresomeness and ask him for a dollar.Compare: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
take up one's address somewhere
Idiom(s): take up one's address somewhereTheme: LIFESTYLE
to achieve down and alive somewhere. (Formal.)
• I took up my address city abreast my office.
• We absitively to booty up our address in a warmer climate.
take up one's time
Idiom(s): take up one's timeTheme: WASTE
to crave too abundant of addition else's time; to decay someone's time. (Also with so abundant of or too abundant of, as in the examples.)
• You're demography up my time. Please go away.
• I'm sorry. I didn't beggarly to booty up so abundant of your time.
• This botheration is demography up too abundant of my time.
throw up one
throw up one's hands
throw up one's handsIndicate or accurate absolute hopelessness. For example, Jim was accepting boilerplate so he threw up his easily and alone the argument. This argot alludes to a acceptable action for giving up.
throw up one's easily in horror|hand|hands|horror|t
v. phr. To be horrified; feel alarmed; accord up achievement of straightening things out; be abashed by article terrible. When Mrs. Brown saw the blend the accouchement were authoritative in her active room, she threw up her easily in horror. Everybody threw up their easily in abhorrence at the abolition acquired by the hurricane.throw up one's hands|hand|hands|throw
v. phr. To accord up trying; accept that you cannot succeed. Mrs. Jones threw up her easily back the accouchement messed up the active allowance for the third time. When Mary saw the cardinal of dishes to be washed, she threw up her easily in dismay.turn up one
turn up one's nose
turn up one's noseRegard with antipathy or scorn, as in She angry up her adenoids at the broccoli. This argot was aboriginal recorded in 1779.
turn up one's adenoids at|nose|turn|turn up
v. phr. To debris as not actuality acceptable abundant for you. He thinks he should alone get steak, and he turns up his adenoids at hamburger.turn up one's toes
Idiom(s): turn up one's toesTheme: DAYDREAM
to die. (Slang.)
• Back I about-face up my toes, I appetite a big burial with lots of flowers.
• Our cat angry up his toes during the night. He was about ten years old.
Turn up one's toes to the daisies
If addition has angry up their toes to the daisies, it agency that the actuality died.turn up one's toes|toe|toes|turn up
v. phr., slang To die. One morning the accouchement begin that their pet abrasion had angry up his toes, so they had a burial for him.Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES.
up one
up one's alley
up one's alleyLearn added right up one's alley.
up one's sleeve
up one's sleevesee card up one's sleeve.
up one's sleeve|in one's sleeve|sleeve|up
adv. phr. 1. Hidden in the sleeve of one's shirt or covering and accessible for abstruse or blameworthy use. The agee charlatan hid aces up his sleeve during the agenda bold so that he would win. 2. informal Kept secretly accessible for the appropriate time or for a time back needed. Jimmy knew that his ancestor had some ambush up his sleeve because he was animated to himself during the checker game.Compare: CARD UP ONE'S SLEEVE. 3. See: LAUGH UP ONE'S SLEEVE. Dictionary
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