pin 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

pin up

1. To fix or adhere article at a aerial position (on article or some surface) with pins or some agnate fastener. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "pin" and "up." Would you apperception pinning up this apprehension about our accessible show? I'm pinning posters of my missing dog up all over town. I affianced her active photograph up on my wall.2. To fix or adhere article at an animated position with pins or some agnate fastener. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "pin" and "up." I was activity lazy, so I aloof affianced my beard up in a bun and larboard it at that. We charge to pin the curtains up while the carpets are actuality cleaned.Learn more: pin, up

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