up for Idioma
chalk one up for you
make up for
make up for something
stand up for
stick up for
up for grabs
up for it
up for sale
wait up for
speak up for
Idiom(s): speak up for sb or sthTheme: SUPPORT
to speak in favor of someone or something.
• If anybody says bad things about me, I hope you speak up for me.
• I want to speak up for the rights of students.
make up for lost time
Idiom(s): make up for lost timeTheme: TIME
to do much of something; to do something fast.
• Because we took so long eating lunch, we have to drive faster to make up for lost time. Otherwise we won't arrive on time.
• At the age of sixty, Bill learned to play golf. Now he plays it every day. He's making up for lost time.
hold up for
Idiom(s): wait up (for someone or something) AND hold up (for someone or something) (2)Theme: WAITING
2. to wait for someone or something to catch up.
• Hey! Don't go so fast. Wait up for me.
• Hold up! You're going too fast.
Turn-up for the books
A turn-up for the books is an unexpected or surprising event.save up for a rainy day
put money aside for when you might need it later: "I don't want to spend this extra money. I'll save it up for a rainy day."give (one) up for|give|give one up for|give up|giv
v. phr. To abandon hope for someone or something. After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead.sit up for|sit|sit up
v. phr. To wait until after the usual bedtime for someone's return. Mrs. Smith always sits up for her two daughters, no matter how late it is.stick up for|stand|stand up|stand up for|stick|sti
v. To defend against attack; fight for. John always stands up for his rights. When Mary was being criticized, Jane stuck up for her.Compare: BACK UP, GO TO BAT FOR, STAND BY, STAND ONE'S GROUND, STICK TO ONE'S GUNS, GO TO BAT FOR.
up for grabs|grabs|up
adj. phr., informal Available for anyone to try to get; ready to be competed for; there for the taking. When the captain of the football team moved out of town, his place was up for grabs.hit up for
hit up forAsk for a loan or favor, as in He hit me up for ten bucks, or I hit Doug up for a job. [Slang; early 1900s]
take up for
take up forSupport in an argument, as in To our surprise her father took up for her fiancé. [Second half of 1800s]
up for (something)
1. Accessible and accommodating to do article Sure, I'm up for activity to the mall. I'm a little active appropriate now, but your brother is apparently up for a bold of basketball. Dr. Stephen will be up for administration at the end of this term.2. Slated for a abeyant change in one's official status. The bang-up said I ability be up for a advance afterwards the abutting quarter. Nicky's been on his best behavior back he's up for acquittal abutting year.Learn more: up*up for something
1. Fig.[of someone] mentally accessible for something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; get oneself ~.) The aggregation is up for the bold tonight. We are all up for the contest.
2. Sl. acceptable to something. (*Typically: be ~.) I'm up for a pizza. Anybody appetite to dent in? Who's up for a swim?Learn more: up
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