These are the most common IDIOMS with UP and DOWN used in English:

 

以下是英語中最常用的含有up和down俚語：

 

UP

關于up的俚語

 

act up = to misbehave

行為不當

 

My son used to act up every day when he was little.

我兒子小的時候，每天都要調皮搗蛋。

 

bottle up = stay hidden

避而不談

 

He would rather bottle up rather than solve the problems at work.

他寧愿避而不談也不愿解決工作中的問題。

 

break up = end a relationship

分手

 

Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.

杰西卡剛和男朋友分手。

 

back up = to copy something as a security measure

安全備份

 

My computer crashes three times this week, so I need to back up all my data now.

這周我的電腦死機三次，所以我現在需要備份所有數據。

 

blow up = to get angry very fast

發脾氣

 

Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.

因為杰克總是遲到，摩爾先生幾乎把每節課都搞砸了。

 

brighten up = to make cheerful, happy

使高興；使高興

 

My sister tried to brighten up my day when I was feeling said.

當我感覺有人說的時候，我姐姐試圖讓我的一天變得愉快。

 

butter up = to flatter

奉承

 

She always butters up her boss when the new job position is available.

當新的工作職位空缺時，她總是奉承她的老板。

 

catch up = to share news with someone

跟某人分享新聞

 

I haven’t seen him for such a long time, and it was great to catch up.

我好久沒見他了，能趕上他真是太好了。

 

chat up = to have a light, friendly conversation

聊天=輕松友好的交談

 

She went to that bar only because she liked chatting up with the handsome bartender.

她去那家酒吧只是因為她喜歡和英俊的酒保聊天。

 

come up with = think of something, a plan or an idea

想出某物、計劃或想法

 

We have to come up with a plan!

我們必須想出一個計劃！

 

cover up = to hide, conceal

遮掩

 

Even in court, he still tried to cover up everything that he did.

即使在法庭上，他仍然試圖掩蓋他所做的一切。

 

doll up = to dress formally, to dress for a special occasion

打扮

 

My mom needs to doll up before her birthday party.

我媽媽需要在生日聚會前打扮一下。

 

dress up = to have very nice clothes on

穿上漂亮的衣服

 

Alicia always liked to dress up for her dates.

艾麗西婭總是喜歡盛裝赴約。

 

eat up = to believe immediately

立刻相信

 

He ate up everything that his psychologist told him.

他相信心理學家告訴他的一切。

 

end up – to turn out, conclude

最后——結果是，得出結論

 

He ended up working at his father’s company.

他最后在他父親的公司工作。

 

fix up = to make right, adjust

糾正

 

Melissa fixed up her dress before going out.

梅麗莎出門前把衣服整理好。

 

give up = surrender, admit failure

放棄=投降，承認失敗

 

I will never give up.

我永遠不會放棄。

 

head up = to lead, to take charge

領導，負責

 

You have to head up all the meetings today.

你今天必須主持所有的會議。

 

DOWN

關于down的俚語

 

back down = to take a less aggressive position

采取不那么激進的立場

 

I was about to win the argument, but I had to back down.

我本來想贏得這場爭論，但我不得不放棄。

 

 

break down = to become unstable due to stress

因壓力而變得不適

 

She broke down today at work, so she took a day off.

她今天上班時身體不適，所以請了一天假。

 

calm down = to become less excited

冷靜下來

 

Please, calm down before you hurt somebody.

請在你傷害別人之前冷靜下來。

 

clamp down on = to end something

結束某事

 

dumb down = to convey something in simple words

用簡單的語言表達某物

 

She couldn’t understand the teacher, so he had to dumb down the explanation for her.

她聽不懂老師的話，所以他只好把解釋給她聽。

 

jot down = to make a note

記下

 

Can you jot down the main ideas from the meeting, please?

請你把會議的主要想法記下來好嗎？

 

keep down = to stay quiet

保持安靜

 

Jack, can you keep it down, we are trying to sleep?

杰克，你能不能小聲點，我們在睡覺？

 

man down = to lose courage

失去勇氣

 

settle down = to establish a lifestyle, to marry

安定下來

 

Julie and Jack finally settled down.

朱莉和杰克終于安頓下來了。

 

（來源：滬江英語）