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
Akeem orders her to hop up and down on one foot and bark, and that's the last we see of her.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2021
We wipe away the fresh snow on the bridge’s railing and hop up, our legs swinging in time with one another.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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