to get on up
4
6.8
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
ponerse de pie
- She told everyone to get on up and enjoy the festivities that were about to begin.
- get on up here
Examples
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Get on up there and introduce him.
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At the concert, everyone started to get on up and dance as the music played.
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All right, everybody get on up to the house for a drink.
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Come on, get on up there.
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Now get on up and go on back to where you came from.
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Let's get on up and away from here.
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Come on, little souls, get on up here.
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Why don't you get on up there and show me what you got?
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Get on up here, Teach, we ain't got all day.
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When the music started, it was time to get on up and join the celebration.
Synonyms
422
2.3
To start doing something or to leave
221
1.0
To make someone leave their bed or stand up
20
2.9
To stand up after sitting or lying down and to recover after a problem
3
7.2
To have fun and forget your worries
1
7.7
To get out of bed and start the day with energy
To stand up from sitting or lying down
Antonyms
How Active
∞
1.0
- Informal
62
1.6
- Informal
4
6.8
559
1.0
66
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
This expression is essentially a compositional variant of 'get up': 'get' (cause/move) + 'up' (rise) yields 'rise to one's feet', while 'on' here acts as a colloquial/continuative intensifier rather than introducing a new, non-compositional meaning. A B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings would very likely infer the intended sense of standing or becoming active.
Etymology
Get on up comes from the simple image of using your body to get yourself on your feet and move up to stand, like stepping onto a chair or the dance floor. So it means 'rise to your feet' or 'become active', for example to dance or join in.