step right up
idiom
chiefly US
—used to invite people to gather around to see a show or to buy things
Step right up and see the world's greatest magic show!
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There are, of course, a number of ways to do this, one of which is to simply step right up and toss the potato into the hole.
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
That every year, any women’s golfer – professional or amateur – with a handicap lower than 2.4 is invited to step right up and try and qualify for this major championship.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
In 1869, swindler George Hull pitched a tent in upstate New York and charged people 50 cents to step right up and view the remains of a petrified giant.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
Hurry, hurry, step right up to an ice cream truck for all ages.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
The Badlands, the snakelike highways, the rippling sunsets step right up and strike their poses, but unselfconsciously.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up To which the Bruins only would be too glad to say, step right up, Georgii.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
The league’s soul could be on the line too: Will the future of the league be the quick endorphin high of Inter Barcelona or the methodical, substantive and long-term planning of LAFC?
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up and see for yourself.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
That every year, any women’s golfer – professional or amateur – with a handicap lower than 2.4 is invited to step right up and try and qualify for this major championship.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
In 1869, swindler George Hull pitched a tent in upstate New York and charged people 50 cents to step right up and view the remains of a petrified giant.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
Hurry, hurry, step right up to an ice cream truck for all ages.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
The Badlands, the snakelike highways, the rippling sunsets step right up and strike their poses, but unselfconsciously.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up To which the Bruins only would be too glad to say, step right up, Georgii.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
The league’s soul could be on the line too: Will the future of the league be the quick endorphin high of Inter Barcelona or the methodical, substantive and long-term planning of LAFC?
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up and see for yourself.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
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“Step right up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20right%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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