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
關於up的俚語
act up = to misbehave
行為不當
My son used to act up every day when he was little.
我兒子小的時候，每天都要調皮搗蛋。
bottle up = stay hidden
避而不談
He would rather bottle up rather than solve the problems at work.
他寧願避而不談也不願解決工作中的問題。
break up = end a relationship
分手
Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.
傑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.
這周我的電腦死機三次，所以我現在需要備份所有數據。
blow up = to get angry very fast
發脾氣
Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.
因為傑克總是遲到，摩爾先生幾乎把每節課都搞砸了。
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.
當新的工作職位空缺時，她總是奉承她的老闆。
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=輕鬆友好的交談
She went to that bar only because she liked chatting up with the handsome bartender.
她去那家酒吧只是因為她喜歡和英俊的酒保聊天。
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.
他相信心理學家告訴他的一切。
end up – to turn out, conclude
最後——結果是，得出結論
He ended up working at his father’s company.
他最後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，承認失敗
I will never give up.
我永遠不會放棄。
head up = to lead, to take charge
領導，負責
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?
什麼阻礙了演示？
hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something
掛掉，掛掉
She was too hung up about her wedding.
她太沉迷於婚禮了。
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，因為電池沒電了。
keep up = to continue
繼續
Keep up the good work everyone!
大家繼續努力！
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闆接吻。
line up = have something/someone ready
排隊=準備好東西/某人
Do you have any food lined up?
你有排隊的食物嗎？
loosen up = to relax
放鬆
You have been very stressed lately – you have to loosen up.
你最近壓力很大，你必須放鬆。
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.
他把蛋糕弄得一團糟。
roll up one’s sleeves = to prepare to work
捲起袖子=準備工作
He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.
他捲起袖子，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
致力於一段就業/教育時期
Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.
凱文在網上報名參加了他的第一個心理學課程。
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.
他總是忙於工作。
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的理由。
up the creek = to be in serious trouble
遇到嚴重麻煩
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
在特定情況下結束，地點
I never thought I would wind up in Australia.
我從來沒想過我會去澳大利亞。
DOWN
關於down的俚語
back down = to take a less aggressive position
採取不那麼激進的立場
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
關閉=停止作為企業進行交易
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，然後向他道歉。
dress down = to scold
盛裝訓斥
Jessica was just dressing down the employees.
傑西卡只是敷衍員工。
dumb down = to convey something in simple words
用簡單的語言表達某物
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
從較大值變為較小值
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?
傑克，你能不能小聲點，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，請你縮小範圍好嗎？
settle down = to establish a lifestyle, to marry
安定下來
Julie and Jack finally settled down.
朱莉和傑克終於安頓下來了。
shut down = to end, to close
關閉
We have to shut down the party, because it’s getting late.
我們得把聚會關掉，因為天要晚了。
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。