GET UP TO meaning: Engage in, usually mischievous activities - OneLook

Usually means: Engage in, usually mischievous activities.

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get up to: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (get up to)

▸ verb: To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.

Similar:

be up to, get up, get on up, do it, act up, rise, put up to, get up in, run up, stick up, more...

Opposite:

get down from, descend from, alight from

Phrases:

get up to the speed, get up to scratch, get up to date, more...

Adjectives:

best, lean, dree, go, run, laydown, goan, pan, try, own, put up

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Similar:

be up to, get up, get on up, do it, act up, rise, put up to, get up in, run up, stick up, more...

Opposite:

get down from, descend from, alight from

Phrases:

get up to the speed, get up to scratch, get up to date, more...

Adjectives:

best, lean, dree, go, run, laydown, goan, pan, try, own, put up

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