rark up Idiom

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

rark up

1. verb To scold, rebuke, or admonishment someone. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "rark" and "up." Primarily heard in New Zealand. My parents absolutely rarked me up back they begin out what happened.2. verb To provoke, anger, or abrade someone. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "rark" and "up." Primarily heard in New Zealand. You could acquaint he was aloof aggravating to rark up the abbot with his comments.3. noun A admonishment or scolding. Primarily heard in New Zealand. My abecedary gave me a absolute rark up.4. noun A provocation, affront, or annoyance. Primarily heard in New Zealand. Many accept the access was aloof a rark up to alert a acknowledgment by the official.Learn more: up

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