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[Upsadaisy!] or [Upsee-daisy!] or [Upsy-daisy!] {adv. phr.} - A popular exclamation used when just about anything is lifted, particularly a small child raised to his or her highchair or bed. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

push up daisies

[push up daisies] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be dead and buried. * /I'll be around when you're pushing up daisies./ * /Don't play with guns or you may push up […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[push-up] {n.} An exercise to build strong arms and shoulders, in which you lie on your stomach and push your body up on your hands and toes. * /At the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[turn up one's toes] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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