“someone up”

The following 9 entries include the term someone up.

drive (someone) up the wall

idiomatic phrase

: to make (someone) very irritated, angry, or annoyed

chew (someone) up and spit (him or her) out

idiom

: to defeat (someone) badly

feed (someone) up

idiom

: to make (someone) stronger or less thin by giving them large meals

give (someone) up for lost

idiom

: to decide that someone cannot be helped or saved

hold (someone) up to (public) ridicule

idiom

: to make fun of (someone) publicly

mess (something or someone) up

idiom

: to make mistakes when one is doing or making (something)

pair (someone) up with (someone)

idiom

: to join (a person) with (another person) for a purpose, job, etc.

put (someone) up to

phrasal verb

: to convince (someone) to do (something stupid or foolish)

rub (someone) up the wrong way

idiom

: to cause (someone) to be angry or annoyed : to irritate


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