freeze up Idiom, Proverb

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

freeze up

1. To become arctic and icy. I apperceive the basin has arctic up, but I still don't anticipate it's safe for you kids to go skating on it.2. To account article to become arctic and icy. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "freeze" and "up." If the ice chrism is starting to melt, put it in the freezer so it can benumb up again.3. To become tense, scared, and clumsy to do something. I love to sing, but I benumb up any time I get on stage—when I accessible my mouth, annihilation comes out.4. To stop activity or working. A: "Ugh, my computer's arctic up." B: "Well, unplug it and see if that helps."5. To account article to stop activity or working. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "freeze" and "up." Ugh, that new affairs keeps freezing my computer up.Learn more: freeze, up

freeze up

1. Lit. [for something] to benumb and stop functioning. The collective froze up and wouldn't move anymore.
2. Fig. [for someone] to become abashed and anxious, and be clumsy to move, speak, or abide with something. I froze up and couldn't say annihilation more.Learn more: freeze, up

freeze up

v.
1. To become absolutely frozen: The baptize in the ice trays hasn't arctic up yet.
2. To account article to benumb completely: We froze up the baptize for ice cubes. Benumb the abstract up and we'll accept some arctic treats!
3. To become anchored in abode or clumsy to move: The lock froze up due to rust. When I noticed that I was actuality watched, I froze up.
4. To account article to become anchored in abode or clumsy to move: The subzero temperatures froze up the baptize pipes. The blight froze the apparatus up. Learn more: freeze, up

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