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bob up

Idioms  

  1. Appear suddenly or unexpectedly. For example, I didn't know anyone in the group until Harry bobbed up. This term uses the verb bob in the sense of “to bounce,” a usage dating from Chaucer's day. [Late 1800s]

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Key West will join the pantheon of great, late Bob, up there with Red River Shore, Mississippi, Trying to Get to Heaven, Highlands, etc.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2020

Look here, Pamela, we've got to cheer old Bob up.

From First Plays by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

If they have already ’phoned we will find out and rest easier for the news,” said Fred, pulling Bob up from his lounge by the fire.

From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

He was bound up the coast for Halifax, and was to pick Bob up on his return voyage, a month later.

From The Black Buccaneer by Meader, Stephen W. (Stephen Warren)

Upon this, Frank turned back, and determined to lift Bob up again.

From Among the Brigands by De Mille, James

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