| 单词 | up on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasup on —— up on —— = up in —— at sense 18 above). colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > skilled at or versed in [phrase] up to ——1800 up in ——1839 up on ——1896 1896 G. Ade Artie xvi. 150 'Lias asked me to..ask Uncle Matt if he had a left-handed monkey wrench. How was I to know? I ain't up on monkey-wrenches. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §836/2 Know thoroughly, be hep, be smarted or wised up, be up on one's stuff. 1958 E. H. Clements Uncommon Cold i. 16 Keep me clued up about Remin's doings. 1978 W. Hjortsberg Falling Angel (1979) xxx. 143 ‘Château Margaux forty-seven’, Cyphre said... ‘Thanks’, I said. ‘I'm not much up on wine.’ 1987 New Breed Sept. 56/2 Not only must the pseudo know the background and manner of the men they impersonate, but they must be up on the latest news. < as lemmas |
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