Definition of up and at 'em

up and at 'em

interjection

• an order or exhortation to get out of bed and get one's day started; or to rise to one's feet.

  Up and at 'em, boys! We've got a big day ahead of us.

  Last edited on Aug 26 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 20 2010.

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AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
atcha	Definitions include: "at your".
at loggerheads with	Definitions include: in disagreement with.
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at scale	Definitions include: with heavy usage.
at the drop of a hat	Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion
at the end of (one's) rope	Definitions include: unable to tolerate any more.
back at the ranch	Definitions include: exclamation useful when the conversation is going off tangent.
back at you	Definitions include: and the same to you.
bark at the ants	Definitions include: to vomit outdoors.
check at the door	Definitions include: to get rid of before entering a venue.
chomp at the bit	Definitions include: to be eager.
clock in at	Definitions include: to measure.
come at	Definitions include: to be aggressive towards.
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Other terms relating to 'them':
bust 'em up	Definitions include: to put the hurt on somebody, teach someone a lesson, break someone's legs.
chuck em	Definitions include: To toss or roll the dice
chuck 'em	Definitions include: to fight.
dem	Definitions include: "them".
'em	Definitions include: "them".
go get 'em	Definitions include: statement of encouragement.
gyal dem	Definitions include: girls; women.
How about them apples?	Definitions include: synonymous with "What do you think about that?"
hurt them	Definitions include: flossin in a car or truck that's "turned out" dressed up real good.
one of them deals	Definitions include: an incident that could have be avoided and could be a point of contention but is shrugged off due to the long run.
put them paws on	Definitions include: to fight a person using one's hands.
them	Definitions include: See that: "them" is used in the same ways.
We'll treat you so many ways you're bound to like some of them	Definitions include: Southern for come see us, we'll be hospitable.
Wined em up	Definitions include: wined em up
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6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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