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To come towards, to approach.
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I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- dig in
- fire up
- hold out
- lap up
- pack away
- run over
- run up against
- take down
- take on
- take over
- zero in on
- zoom past
- a little bird told me
- above the law
- back-to-back
- bend the truth
- bite one's tongue
- carry on
- day in, day out
- dyed-in-the-wool
- early bath
- eat one's hat
- fear
- fit as a fiddle
- for the time being
- full speed ahead
- get a jump on
- give it one's best shot
- give over
- go for it
- go up in smoke
- go without saying
- in touch
- lion's share
- low-hanging fruit
- mind one's own business
- move heaven and earth
- no slouch
- off and on
- old school
- on edge
- one at a time
- out of house and home
- out of the question
- outside the box
- penny pincher
- piss up a rope
- point the finger at
- quake in one's boots
- raise the bar
- roll out the red carpet
- rule of thumb
- seat-of-the-pants
- see red
- see the light
- sell ice to eskimos
- shape up
- shot in the arm
- stars in one's eyes
- stroke of work
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