go up for
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
[edit]go up for (third-person singular simple present goes up for, present participle going up for, simple past went up for, past participle gone up for)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, up, for.
- (cricket, informal) Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out.
- the keeper went up for a caught behind
Synonyms
[edit]- appeal (standard)
- ask the question (slang)