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upstairs
[ uhp-stairz ]
adverb
- up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
- Informal. in the mind:
to be a little weak upstairs.
- to or at a higher level of authority:
You may have to take the matter upstairs.
- Military Slang. at or to a higher level in the air.
adjective
- Also ܱsٲ. of, relating to, or situated on an upper floor:
an upstairs window;
an upstairs apartment.
noun
- (usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
The upstairs of this house is entirely rented.
- a higher command or level of authority:
We can't take action till we have approval from upstairs.
upstairs
/ ˈʌˈɛə /
adverb
- up the stairs; to or on an upper floor or level
- informal.to or into a higher rank or office
- informal.in the mind
a little weak upstairs
- kick upstairs informal.to promote to a higher rank or position, esp one that carries less power
noun
- an upper floor or level
- ( as modifier )
an upstairs room
- informal.the masters and mistresses of a household collectively, esp of a large house Compare downstairs
Idioms and Phrases
- kick upstairs, to promote (a person) to a higher position, usually having less authority, in order to be rid of them.
More idioms and phrases containing upstairs
see kick upstairs .Example Sentences
She drove back to the cottage and said she gave birth leaning against the bed upstairs without medical assistance.
“It was watching my father go upstairs to his office and type away for eight or nine hours and then come downstairs. Or we didn’t see him for two or three months.”
The children had just been put to bed upstairs.
Once the match is over, guests are invited upstairs to a lounge area, which is fully equipped with a stage and a live DJ, to continue hanging out.
On arrival at their home, she told him the children were upstairs sleeping, the court was told.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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