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up to par
up to the mark
up to scratch
up to snuff
In good or normal health or physical condition.
I have a cold and don't feel up to par.
The boxer is training for the fight but he isn't up to scratch yet.
As good as usual; up to the usual level or quality.
John will have to work hard to bring his grades up to snuff.
The TV program was not up to par tonight.
up to the last minute
Until the last possible moment; until the very end.
When I try to send in an important eyewitness report from the scene of a major accident, I must keep working up to the last minute.
up-and-coming
Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious.
The newly elected state senator is an up-and-coming young politician who is expected to be highly successful in national politics in the future.
up-to-date
up-to-the-minute
up to date
Modern; contemporary; the latest that technology can offer.
Hyphens (-) separate the parts of this idiom when it precedes a noun form.
Hyphens (-) separate the parts of this idiom when it precedes a noun form.
"I want an up-to-date dictionary of American idioms," Mr. Lee said, "that has all the latest Americanisms in it."
The news program gave an up-to-date account of the nuclear accident. The newscaster said that he would update the news report every half hour.
The president insisted that the company bring its aging equipment up to date.
This catalog is not up to date. It was published several years ago.
upper hand
whip hand
get the upper hand on
Controlling power; advantage.
In the third round the champion got the upper hand over his opponent and knocked him out.
The cowboy trained the wild horse so that he finally got the whip hand and tamed the horse.
ups and downs
Vicissitudes; alternating periods between good and bad times; changes in fortune.
He is now a wealthy stock trader, but at the beginning of his career he, too, had many ups and downs.
upset the applecart
upset one's applecart
To ruin a plan or what is being done, often by surprise or accident; change how things are or are being done, often unexpectedly; ruin or mix up another person's success or plan for success.
Разрушать планы или что-то уже сделанное, как правило неожиданно или случайно - "портить малину".
Everything was going well at the company picnic until our boss arrived and upset the applecart.
Все шло хорошо на пикнике компании, пока наш босс не пришел и не испортил малину.
Frank thinks he is going to be the boss, but I'll upset his applecart the first chance I get.
John upset the other team's applecart by hitting a home run in the last inning and we won the game.
We are planning a surprise party for Bill, so don't let Mary upset the applecart by telling him before the party.
urban homesteading
Renovation and occupation through cooperative ownership by tenants of previously abandoned city apartment buildings.
Urban homesteading is on the rise in many big American cities these days.