hop up
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Lane Kiffin has a history of getting fired or taking every opportunity to hop up the coaching ladder.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Yorke responds by telling the heckler to "hop up on stage" to make his remarks.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
She’s the kind of teacher who knows nearly everyone and will hop up on a table to help students understand a lesson.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2022
When he was much younger and smaller, I had been able to lay him over my shoulder and hop up and down, either on pavement or in the swimming pool at the Jewish Community Association.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2019
I hop up onto the box she has set before her, holding out my arms.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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