hop up
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“I didn’t hold some big press conference and hop up on a white horse and declare myself Joan of Arc and the savior of all things Los Angeles,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Yorke responds by telling the heckler to "hop up on stage" to make his remarks.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
“I began to hop up and down, which is a little bit rude,” Higonnet said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Elders await their probably very longtime friends and still hop up with a beaming greeting upon arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
“Oh, I don’t mind a guy that tells a little one to get along or to hop up a conversation, but I hate a guy that lies to himself.”
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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