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  • meaning - Is it chalk it up to or chock it up to? - English . . .
    The idiom "chock it up" can be correct in instances where it means to insert wedge-shaped blocks or other objects next to something to prevent it from rolling, dropping, or coming loose; but it is not correct—at least not yet—in place of chalk it up in the idiomatic expression "chalk it up to X "
  • etymology - What is origin of the phrase tits up - English Language . . .
    According to the The Phrase Finder it is might be of military origin, but there is no real evidence to support this view: Inoperative; broken The term is also used to mean fallen over (on one's back) Tits up: This is a 20th century phrase, probably of military origin There's certainly no mention of it in print prior to WWII It has been suggested that the term derives from the behaviour of
  • What is the origin and earliest recorded usage of cock-up
    The remark would be "well, that was a cock up" the mistake becoming known as a cock up and giving name to many other accidental happenings Alternative: Cock up is a well-known nautical expression The Cock is the upper foremost corner of a gaff sail rigged sail The Head is the upper edge and the peak the upper after corner
  • What are the meaning and possible origin of word! and word up?
    Dictionary treatments of 'word' and 'word up,' 1994–2005 Geneva Smitherman, Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner (1994) has two relevant entries, for word word up and word is born: WORD! WORD UP! A response of affirmation Also Word to the Mother! Word Up is also the title of a music magazine published in New Jersey [Cross reference omitted ] WORD IS BORN! An
  • What is etymology of the term right up the Wazoo?
    23 Both up and out can be used in conjunction with the wazoo, and both imply too much of something In this context, the wazoo is a slang term for the anus The etymology of the term is uncertain
  • meaning - How do you interpret up to? - English Language Usage . . .
    1 Usually "up to" means "up to and including", if not further clarified So yes, you fill in the last box and take the cap off the yellow marker
  • What does put somebody up actually mean, and where does the phrase . . .
    4 To put somebody up: To let somebody stay at your home; to arrange for somebody to stay somewhere We can put you up for the night Why does "put somebody up" have that meaning? Where does the expression originate? Given that "put somebody down" isn't the opposite of the phrase, what does up mean in context?
  • Which is correct: cope up, cope with or cope up with?
    Find me the dictionary entry which mentions "cope up with", if you can't find one then you have your answer Try Cambridge, Webster-Merriam, Lexico, Macmillan and Longman
  • Meaning of spin up in a phrase - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    In a documentary, a scientist says about a theory: As an experimentalist, I am not spun up about it What does spun up mean? I couldn't find a meaning that makes sense
  • Suped-up: is it a real idiom (vs souped-up)
    Soup up an engine 2: To heighten the impact of: to make more exciting or colorful Etymology soup (drug injected into a racehorse to improve its performance) First Known Use 1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1 M-W Earlier example: What is the maximum speed of this engine when it is standard and when it is ' souped up '?





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