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rock up

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to arrive late or unannounced

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It’s like Sisyphus pushing the rock up the hill.

From Los Angeles Times

But one day, she came into USC’s football office and set Rock up in a pack-and-play in one room while she ran a staff meeting in another.

From Los Angeles Times

"The trajectory of the way he's been playing means you expect him to rock up and get a couple of hundreds," he told Talksport.

From Barron's

If they rock up and play in the manner they did when they beat Newcastle here last week then there is only one winner, but will we see Nuno Espirito Santo's side play with that same intensity?

From BBC

"I'm not expecting to just rock up and start kicking field goals. It would be a lot of practice."

From BBC