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

In Champagne, neat rows of lush, bright green vineyards stretch for thousands of acres up and down gentle slopes. — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

By analyzing these correlations, researchers can certify that a system is genuinely quantum without opening it up and inspecting its hardware. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Someone then hopped out of the BMW and slashed the police car’s tires, then jumped up and down on its hood, damaging the vehicle’s windshield before getting back into the BMW and fleeing the scene. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

For instructions on how to get the integration up and running, head to 1Password’s documentation page. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for up and

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