form up Idiom, Proverb

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

form up

1. To accumulate into a accurate accumulation or arrangement. The troops formed up into beeline lines.2. To adapt in a accurate manner. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "form" and "up." Form those clothes up into accurate piles, will you?Learn more: form, up

form up

v.
1. To appear calm into an organized appearance or formation: At the sergeant's command, the troops formed up into a distinct line. Our affairs formed up bound afterwards we advised the possibilities.
2. To account article to be created by alignment or organizing: We formed up several teams of players. The marines formed the captives up into two columns and marched them forward. Learn more: form, up

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