crap up

Idioms  

1. Burden or clutter up, as in Jane crapped up the garden with plastic pink flamingos . [c. 1946]

2. Ruin or foul up, as in I've really crapped up this speech; can I just start over again? This idiom employs crap in the sense of “defecate.” [ Vulgar slang ; c. 1950]

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Example Sentences

Not that it's a hard task to keep making crap up.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023

Reporters and pundits eat this crap up because they love a good “comeback” story, and Perry’s feeding them as much as they can handle.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2015

“We’re picking up all these sticks and crap up there, and she could all be bloody back there in a week,” Mr. Kluck said.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2011

I expect the Post to lap that crap up, but not the Times.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2010

Bob �Hurricane� Hannah is still stirring crap up after all these years and he would not have it any other way.

From Time Magazine Archive