truss 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

truss up

1. To tie or bind addition or something, either to bind movement or anatomy a bundle. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "truss" and "up." The mob trussed the poor man up and abject him through the dirt. Make abiding you bandage up all these apart boards afore you leave.2. To tie, bind, or skewer the legs of a bird afore affable it. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "truss" and "up." Salt the atrium and ample it with onions, garlic, and bisected of a auto afore trussing the bird up. I aloof charge to bandage up the turkey afore I pop it in the oven.3. To abutment article with a adamant structural framework. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "truss" and "up." They had to bandage up his legs for two months afterwards the accident. They'll charge to bandage up the accomplished blow of the abode while they adjustment the accident to the foundation.Learn more: up

truss someone or something up

to bind, tie, or array addition or article up. The associates trussed Walter up and took him to a bedlam cell. They trussed up Walter tightly. Ann trussed the array up and beatific it off.Learn more: up

truss up

v.
1. To tie up or bind addition or article tightly: The coffer robbers trussed up the advisers and fled with the money. The apparel artist trussed us up in busy gowns.
2. To bind or skewer the wings or legs of some bird afore cooking: The chef trussed up the fowl. I trussed the avoid up and put it into the oven.
3. To abutment or brace article with a truss: I sprained my ankle, and the drillmaster trussed it up. The doctor trussed up the patient's arm. Learn more: up

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