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Up and Down
I) UP may express:
1) - A movement upwards :
To get up= to wake and rise from one's bed. | To be up= to be out of bed |
To stand up= to rise to one's feet . | To go up= to move to a higher place. |
To look up= to look upwards; ( but also to respect.) | To climb up= to go up a mountain or stairs. |
To jump up= to leap upwards | To sit up= to sit (when you were still lying in bed) |
To put up one's hand= to raise your hand. | To throw something up= to throw something upwards. |
2) - A movement towards a place where someone is, or towards the north of the country, or towards a big city:
The taxi drove up = The taxi got near us.
| To go straight up to the door ...= Go directly to the door. |
To move up north= To change houses and go towards the north |
To go up to New York= To go to New York |
3) - A rise (a), and an increasing intensity (b) :
The prices are going up= The prices are increasing. (a) | Please, turn up the volume = raise the volume (b) |
Sales are up this year = More items are sold, this year. (a) | Please, can you speak up = Thank you for speaking louder. (b) |
4) - Something totally completed, finished or closed.
They ate up all the food = They have finished their food. | The stream has dried up = There's no more water flowing. |
Time is up! = The time you were given is over! | Do your coat up; it's cold! = Button up or zip up your coat ; it's cold... |
5) - Many expressions :
Read up to page 20 ! = Read the first 20 pages. | To come up to somebody = to go towards somebody/something |
To pick up! =to pick and lift something from a lower place. | To give up = to stop trying to do something. |
To mix up = To confound or confuse. | To keep up with = to continue to do something regularly. |
To put up with something = To accept something annoying without complaining. | To look up a phrase = to look for information in a reference book, or on a computer |
To have ups and downs = To have a mixture of good and bad things in life. | To stay up = To go to bed later than usual. |
To cheer up = To show support or give encouragement. | 'Open up'= to become less shy and more willing to communicate! |
'Hands up!' = To ask people to raise their hands OR threatening people. | To give a heads up! = To give advice and information in advance. |
It's up to you to decide! = You only can decide ! | He's not up to the job! = He's not good enough for his job. |
II) DOWN :
1) - Movement, lowering intensity :
To climb down = to go down stairs or a mountain. | To look down = to express or show contempt. |
To go down = to ascend | To come down = to move towards a person or a place. |
To walk down the aisle = to get married. | To fall down = to drop suddenly or collapse. |
To knock down = to strike to the ground. | To slow down = to reduce a speed |
2) - To take notes, to write.
To take notes down = To write something not to forget it. | Write it down not to forget it! = to write something on paper. |
3) Expressions:
He's down to his last dollar = He has no more money. | A down and out = a homeless or/and jobless person. |
Break down : machine = to stop working; person = to lose control. | Look down on somebody = to express disdain or contempt. |
Close down = stop work in a business. | She organised everything down to the last detail = She organized thoroughly. |
She's down with flu = inactive owing to an illness . | Down with the dictator! = used to say that you are opposed to a dictator! |
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