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

Sigma Chi Allegedly worked closely with Zeepvat to make trips to the city to pick the drug up and bring it back to the State College area. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Fortunately for Fields, Harrison Butker cleaned it up and made the field goal. — Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Here’s a look at what and who are trending up and down for the Bengals after Saturday’s win. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Tribal members from up and down the state, filled the Shingle Springs Rancheria for Big Time. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for up and

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