reel 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

reel up

1. To wind or braid article onto, or as if onto, a reel. In anniversary usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "reel" and "up." The corrupt consistently gets askance and bunched whenever I try to reel it up. Remember to reel up the cable at a low acceleration to abate friction.2. To reel one's fishing band in adjustment to accompany in what one has caught. My uncle already reeled up a angle that advised over 50 pounds! I spent about 15 account aggravating to reel the pike up.Learn more: reel, up

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