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

Markets have lurched up and down as oil prices shot higher because of the war with Iran. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Traders profit when prices jump up and down, and with his taste for cliffhangers, threats and policy reversals, Trump provides plenty of potentially market-moving content. — Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Jade Cargill and Lash Legend faced off as US Bank Stadium cheered, but Green and Stratton broke it up and neutralized the Black amazons with 10-count punches. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Miller failed at first, leaving a 103 mph fastball up and over the plate that Osleivis Basabe hit to left field for a game-tying double. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for up and

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