up and at them
Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat.
"You want to know whether he will make a diligent worker?" Dick asked. "Well, I can tell you that most of the time he is up and at them like no one else I know."
To become aggressively engaged in doing something; (useable as a command).
Come on, up and at them, you guys. We still have a lot of work to get done.
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.
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.
wait on hand and foot
wait on one's hand and foot
To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone).
Делать всё возможное (для кого-либо);, служить верой и правдой.
Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot.
The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.
Moira is a spoiled child because her parents wait on her hand and foot.
Мойра испорченный ребенок, потому что ее родители делают все возможное для нее.
wait-and-see attitude
Нерешительная, выжидательная позиция.
If you are uncertain about something, it’s always wise to take a wait-and-see attitude.
Если вы в чем-то не уверены, всегда лучше принять выжидательную позицию.
wash and wear
Not needing to be ironed. Refers especially to synthetic and synthetic blend fabrics.
Dick bought three wash and wear shirts to take on his trip.
Sally's dress is made of a wash and wear fabric.
wash one's hands of
To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for.
We washed our hands of politics long ago.
The school washed its hands of the students' behavior during spring recess.