up and

phrase

informal

: to do something specified in a sudden and unexpected way

(U.S.) One day, he just up and left home.

Then she ups and marries some guy she'd just met.

One day, he just upped and left home.

Examples of up and in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alicent, not at all her friend in the book, is chained up and not sent off on some silly assassination attempt to kill her son, Aemond. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The 360 can fold up and easily roll into an elevator, your apartment, or your office – making city commutes a whole lot easier. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026

But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Some occupy the farmhouses on the lower slope, overlooking the cobbled courtyard and Mediterranean herb gardens, while others are slightly further up and offer panoramic views of the Panzano valley. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for up and

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand