Mar 12, 2011 · In the case of the markers, I would be more inclined to take the caps off the black, blue, and red, leaving the yellow cap on, simply because it would have been more natural for you to say "take the caps off" or "take all the caps off" and I would be inclined to interpret the "up to the yellow marker" in a way that makes sense for you to have felt it necessary to specify it that …

May 1, 2021 · @Raghavendra Singh If you are supposed to be using standard English then "cope with" is the only option. If you are supposed to be using Indan dialect then, presumably, "cope up with" would be acceptable but it will identify you as a dialect speaker to most, if not all, speakers of other dialects of English.

Sep 25, 2013 · They both express the same essential meaning: A period of time has ended. The connotations of the two are slightly different. "Time's up" is very similar to the phrase "time's run out." It conveys an environment where time is a limited resource and someone is attempting to accomplish a particular task before the resource is used up or runs out.

Apr 13, 2017 · Soup up is the phrasal verb meaning to modify something to increase its power, efficiency, or impressiveness. Soop up is a common misspelling, and supe up is a less common one (both soop and supe have rare senses that have nothing to …

Dec 25, 2016 · The OED find the etymology of the word "jig" in its various meanings to be uncertain but traces the meaning of practical joke back to 1590. So when someone says "the jig is up," he means that he's no longer fooled by the pretense. The expression "the game is over" means the same thing: the trickster has been caught out in playing the trick.

Jan 29, 2021 · There are a number of these phrasal verbs with "up" used in this way, they include: "crumple up" (meaning to crush) "bundle up" (meaning, in British use at least, to tie up into a bundle), and "zip up" (meaning to close an item of clothing or a bag using a zip fastener). In each case there is a sense of completeness and finality.

Nov 28, 2021 · The phrase "runners up" is close, but is used to denote multiple competitors in a single competition who placed immediately after the winner. If you use "runner up" in the context of multiple events, it would be assume you were the single runner up (i.e. placed second) in …

Jul 27, 2018 · What does spun up mean? I couldn't find a meaning that makes sense. My Answer is that it is a term used in the Navy. I was a missile technician on submarines in the cold war. When battle stations was announced "Man Battle Stations Missile, Spin up all missiles".

Jan 21, 2011 · Another related phrase is brace up: brace up (phrasal verb) — be strong or courageous — New Oxford American Dictionary (2nd Edition) You know you are bracing yourself whenever you do any of the following: arch your back; breathe in and out slowly and deeply; clasp your hands; close your eyes; crack your knuckles and steel your nerves

Dec 16, 2015 · chalk-full V: chock it up to. Confuses chockfull with chalk it up to. Chock-full is an old phrase, perhaps coming from choke-full or full to choking. Chalk it up to comes from chalk tally marks on a slate. Chock marks indicate where to put wooden chocks (or wedges) and may be confused with chalk marks.