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(guān)于up的俚語

act up = to misbehave
行為不當(dāng)

My son used to act up every day when he was little.
我兒子小的時候,每天都要調(diào)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(jī)三次,所以我現(xiàn)在需要備份所有數(shù)據(jù)。

blow up = to get angry very fast
發(fā)脾氣

Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.
因?yàn)榻芸丝偸沁t到,摩爾先生幾乎把每節(jié)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(dāng)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(dāng)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?yàn)樗矚g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(xué)家告訴他的一切。

end up – to turn out, conclude
最后——結(jié)果是,得出結(jié)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(rèn)失敗

I will never give up.
我永遠(yuǎn)不會放棄。

head up = to lead, to take charge
領(lǐng)導(dǎo),負(fù)責(zé)

You have to head up all the meetings today.
你今天必須主持所有的會議。

hold up = to wait, to delay
等待,延遲

What’s holding up the presentation?
什么阻礙了演示?

hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something
掛掉,掛掉

She was too hung up about her wedding.
她太沉迷于婚禮了。

juice up = to charge
充電

I have to juice up my laptop because the battery is dead.
我得給筆記本電腦充電,因?yàn)殡姵貨]電了。

keep up = to continue
繼續(xù)

Keep up the good work everyone!
大家繼續(xù)努力!

kiss up to = to show false flattery
親吻

Everyone knew she was kissing up to the boss to get a better job.
每個人都知道她是為了找一份更好的工作而和老板接吻。

line up = have something/someone ready
排隊=準(zhǔn)備好東西/某人

Do you have any food lined up?
你有排隊的食物嗎?

loosen up = to relax
放松

You have been very stressed lately – you have to loosen up.
你最近壓力很大,你必須放松。

make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight
和解

I can’t stay mad at you anymore, let’s make up?
我不能再生你的氣了,我們和好嗎?

mess up = to make a mistake, to ruin
弄糟

He totally messed up the cake.
他把蛋糕弄得一團(tuán)糟。

roll up one’s sleeves = to prepare to work
卷起袖子=準(zhǔn)備工作

He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.
他卷起袖子,開始收拾行李。

round up = to collect or gather something
收集某物

Round up the employees for the meeting!
召集員工參加會議!

screw up = to ruin, to make a mess
搞砸,弄亂

He totally screwed up on his exam.
他考試考砸了。

sign up = to commit oneself to a period of employment/education
致力于一段就業(yè)/教育時期

Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.
凱文在網(wǎng)上報名參加了他的第一個心理學(xué)課程。

speed up = to make something go faster
加速

You have to speed up your car if you want to be there on time.
如果你想準(zhǔn)時到那兒,你必須加快車速。

split up = to separate, to break apart from the group
分開

They had to split up in order to find Jimmy.
為了找到吉米,他們不得不分開。

suck up = flatter someone excessively
過分奉承

He sucked up to the teacher only to get a better grade.
他為了得到更好的成績而向老師討好。

take up = occupy time, space, attention
占用時間、空間、注意力

It’s going to take up too much time.
要花太多時間。

tied up = very busy
非常忙碌

He is always tied up with work.
他總是忙于工作。

think up = to invent or imagine something
思考

We have to think up an excuse for why we didn’t go to school.
我們得想出一個不上學(xué)的理由。

up the creek = to be in serious trouble
遇到嚴(yán)重麻煩

If I don’t pay the bill by tomorrow, I will be up the creek.
如果我明天不付款,我就要麻煩了。

wind up = end up in a specific situation, place
在特定情況下結(jié)束,地點(diǎn)

I never thought I would wind up in Australia.
我從來沒想過我會去澳大利亞。

DOWN
關(guān)于down的俚語

back down = to take a less aggressive position
采取不那么激進(jìn)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(jié)束某事

We have to clamp down on illegal businesses.
我們必須取締非法生意。

close down = to stop trading as a business
關(guān)閉=停止作為企業(yè)進(jìn)行交易

Their company will close down soon.
他們的公司很快就會倒閉。

cool down = to become less agitated
冷靜下來

Wait till he cools down, and then apologize to him.
等他冷靜下來,然后向他道歉。

dress down = to scold
盛裝訓(xùn)斥

Jessica was just dressing down the employees.
杰西卡只是敷衍員工。

dumb down = to convey something in simple words
用簡單的語言表達(dá)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。

flag down = to get someone’s attention
引起某人的注意

You really have to flag down; otherwise, she won’t even look at you.
你真的要退縮,否則她甚至不會看你。

go down = to change from greater value to lesser
從較大值變?yōu)檩^小值

The prices really went down this month.
這個月物價真的下跌了。

hands down = easily, without too much effort
容易,不需要太多的努力

He finished the test in 10 minutes hands down.
他在10分鐘內(nèi)親手完成了測試。

hunt down = to find with difficulty
很難找到

It was hard to hunt down all the suspects.
很難找到所有的嫌疑犯。

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(diǎn),我們在睡覺?

man down = to lose courage
失去勇氣

You cannot man down when it comes to you family.
當(dāng)涉及到你的家庭時,你不能屈服。

I cannot understand your main idea, can you narrow it down, please?
我不能理解你的主要想法,請你縮小范圍好嗎?

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。

shut down = to end, to close
關(guān)閉

We have to shut down the party, because it’s getting late.
我們得把聚會關(guān)掉,因?yàn)樘煲砹恕?/div>

turn down = to refuse, to decline
拒絕

Unfortunately, they turned down our offer.
不幸的是,他們拒絕了我們的報價。