U
Idioms beginning with "U"
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[upper crust] {n.}, {informal}
The richest, most famous, or important people in a certain place; the highest class.
It is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford.
[upper hand] or [whip hand] {n.}
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 […]
[upper story] {n.}
1. A floor or level of a building above the first floor.
The apartment house where Gene lives is five stories high and he lives in one of the upper stories.
2. {slang}
A person's head or brain.
* /Lulu has nobody home in the […]
[ups and downs] {n. phr.}
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.
[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.
* /"Upsee-daisy!" the nurse said with a smile on her face, as […]
[upset the applecart] or [upset one's applecart] {v. phr.}, {informal}
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 […]
[upside down] {adv. phr.}
Overturned so that the bottom is up and the top is down.
The ladybug lay upside down in the sand and was unable to take off.
The problem with this company is that everything is upside down; we need a new C.E.O.