go upstairs
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the practice of the third umpire having a room with an elevated position.
Verb[edit]
go upstairs (third-person singular simple present goes upstairs, present participle going upstairs, simple past went upstairs, past participle gone upstairs)
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see go, upstairs.
- (cricket, of an umpire) To request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)