up and Идиома
be up and running
on the up and up
stand up and be counted
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
up and coming
up and running
wake up and smell the coffee
up and about
It feels good to be up and about after a week of being indoors with the flu．患流感在家里呆了一周后，起床活动活动感觉挺好。
The heart operation restricted him to the hospital for several weeks，but now he's up and about and as active as ever．心脏病手术使他在医院呆了好几周，但是现在他已经康复而且象以前一样活跃了。
up and down
My father walked up and down the room，as if in deep thought．我爸爸若有所思地在房间里踱来踱去。
2．in every direction；everywhere 到处
Where have you been just now？I have looked for you up and down for nearly half an hour．你刚才在哪儿？我到处找你快有半个小时了。
3．completely；thoroughly完全地；彻底地
Here is his hometown which he knows up and down．这儿是他十分熟悉的家乡。
4．unstable时好时坏
—How are things at your office？
—Oh，up and down，you know．—你办公室的情况如何？—唉，时好时坏。
I've been rather up and down recently．I think I need a holiday．近来我身体时好时坏，我想该休假了。
up and away
Idiom(s): up and awayTheme: FLIGHT
up into the air and into flight. (Said of a bird or an airplane. Fixed order.)
• After a few seconds of speeding down the runway, our flight to Tucson was up and away.
• Just before the cat pounced on the sparrows, they were up and away and the cat was left with empty paws and jaws.
up and at them
Idiom(s): up and at themTheme: BUSY
to get up and go at people or things; to get active and get busy.(Informal. Usually them is 'em. Fixed order.)
• Come on, Bob—up and at 'em!
• There is a lot of work to be done around here. Up and at 'em, everybody!
up and around
Idiom(s): up and aroundTheme: MOVEMENT
out of bed and moving about or able to move about. (Refers to a person who has just arisen for the day or to someone who has been sick in bed. Fixed order.)
• When Tom is up and around, ask him to call me.
• The flu put Alice into bed for three days, but she was up and around on the fourth.
sit up and take notice
Idiom(s): sit up and take noticeTheme: ATTENTION
to become alert and pay attention.
• A loud noise from the front of the room caused everyone to sit up and take notice.
• The company wouldn't pay any attention to my complaints. When I had my lawyer write them a letter, they sat up and took notice.
curl up and die
Idiom(s): curl up and dieTheme: DAYDREAM
to retreat and die.
• When I heard you say that, I could have curled up and died.
• No, it wasn't an illness. She just curled up and died.
All dressed up and nowhere to go
You're prepared for something that isn't going to happen.Get up and go
If someone has lots of get up and go, they have lots of enthusiasm and energy.Many a slip twixt cup and lip
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip means that many things can go wrong before something is achieved.on the up and up|on|up
adj. phr., informal Honest; trustworthy; sincere. We felt that he was honest and could be trusted. This information is on the up and up.Compare: ON THE LEVEL.
sit up and take notice|notice|sit|sit up|take noti
v. phr., informal To be surprised into noticing something. Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearing that she had won the essay contest made them sit up and take notice. George's sudden success made the town sit up and take notice.stand up and be counted|counted|stand|stand up
v. phr. To be willing to say what you think in public; let people know that you are for or against something. The equal rights movement needs people who are willing to stand up and be counted. If you disagree with the group, you should be ready to stand up and be counted.up and about|about|around|up|up and around
adv. phr. Recovered and able to move about; once again in good health after an illness. My sister was ill for several weeks, but is now up and about again.up and at them|at them|up
1. adv. phr. Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. "You want to know whether he will make a diligent worker?" Dick asked. "Well, I can tell you that most of the time he is up and at them like no one else I know." 2. v. phr. To become aggressively engaged in doing something; (useable as a command). Come on, up and at them, you guys. We still have a lot of work to get done.hurry up and wait
hurry up and waitMove quickly and then have to wait for something or someone. For example, We did our share in good time, but the others were several days behind so we couldn't finish—it was another case of hurry up and wait. This expression dates from the 1940s and probably originated in the armed services.
look up and down
look up and downsee under look over.
up and at 'em
up and at 'emGet going, get busy, as in Up and at 'em—there's a lot of work to be done. This colloquial idiom, often uttered as a command, uses at 'em (for “at them”) in the general sense of tackling a project, and not in reference to specific persons.
up and (do something)
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Abruptly and unexpectedly: They up and larboard after adage goodbye.Learn more: and, up
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