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meet up with

Idioms  

  1. Encounter, especially by accident, as in We hadn't gone far along the trail when we met up with another mule train. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

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“You get a reason to meet up with a specific person, take some of that pressure off.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The court had heard how Mohammadi, from Harrow, and Hotak, from Hackney, both Afghan nationals, tricked their way into the homes of unsuspecting men by arranging to meet up with them on the dating app.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

"I really want to meet up with Lana. I talked to my mother about it. Maybe our parents can arrange something."

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Bad time to meet up with the Chiefs, who are looking like the same old explosive Kansas City squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Peacekeepers appear almost instantly and I have to make my way to a rendezvous point to meet up with my scattered squad.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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