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Meaning: be well informed about a matter or subject.
Example: She's always up on the latest fashion trends. Read more ➺
Meaning: end of a relationship, marriage, or partnership.
Example: The couple split up after months of conflicts and arguments. Read more ➺
Meaning: to move toward someone.
Example: The team has come up with cost-saving ideas to cut the budget short. Read more ➺
Meaning: to find a new thought.
Example: The team has to come up with cost-saving ideas soon; otherwise, the budget cut will cost them a lot. Read more ➺
Meaning: find and disclose destructive evidence about someone.
Example: After calling my sources at the tabloids, I dug up dirt on the actress. Read more ➺
Meaning: a powerful, secretive weapon that people can use to their benefit.
Example: "I am wondering how Kellen is going to get her dad to take her on a trip, but I am pretty sure she has an ace up her sleeve." Read more ➺
Meaning: being in trouble.
Example: With no savings, being fired will leave me up the creek without a paddle. Read more ➺
Meaning: Literally refers to ascending a mountain or cliff, or navigating a river to a specific terminal point.
Example: I made it all the way up the steep incline, but I didn't have the energy to go on. Read more ➺
Meaning: literally refers to an object that has been reoriented so that the portion which would otherwise be considered the top is now at the bottom, i.e., it is in an inverted position.
Example: Out of embarrassment, I turned the book upside down so that he would not see the title of what I was reading. Read more ➺
Meaning: end a romantic relationship with someone.
Example: After having been married for eight years, their decision to break up came as a huge surprise to their friends. Read more ➺