all up

Idioms  

1. Defeated; also, near death. For example, The home team knew it was all up when their star quarterback was injured, or The party lost their way over a week ago and in this subzero weather I'm sure it's all up with them. This idiom uses up in the sense of “finished.” [Early 1700s] Also see all over, def. 4.

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all up

—U.S. futures were higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq all up 0.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But I was happily surrounded by Tail Town’s 39 loving and free-roaming cat residents, all up for adoption and curious about humans staying overnight in their 2,000-square-foot domain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Look through 12 months of your actual spending, such as by going line by line through your checking-account or credit-card statements, then add it all up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

But for all of Tom and Anna’s trepidation toward Max, they do little to thwart him from being all up in their business.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Maybe I’m making it all up, you know? It could be nothing. Maybe it’s nothing.”

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi