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turn up
verb
(intr) to arrive or appear
he turned up late at the party
to find or be found, esp by accident
his book turned up in the cupboard
(tr) to increase the flow, volume, etc, of
to turn up the radio
informal, (tr) to cause to vomit
noun
US and Canadian name: cuff. (often plural) the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs
informal, an unexpected or chance occurrence
Idioms and Phrases
Increase the volume, speed, intensity, or flow of, as in Turn up the air conditioning; it's too hot in here . [Late 1800s]
Find or be found, as in She turned up the missing papers , or Your coat turned up in the closet .
Appear, arrive, as in His name turns up in the newspaper now and then , or Some old friends turned up unexpectedly . [c. 1700] This usage gave rise to turn up like a bad penny , meaning that something unwanted constantly reappears, as in Ken turns up like a bad penny whenever there's free liquor. Bad here alludes to a counterfeit coin.
Fold or be capable of being folded, as in I'll just turn up the hem , or He preferred cuffs that turn up . [c. 1600]
Happen unexpectedly, as in Something turned up so I couldn't go to the play . Also see the following idioms beginning with turn up .
Example Sentences
And despite being relegated to a status of “non-working royal” he continued to turn up to events.
They have put together a three-game winning streak but they are not at the stage where I trust them to turn up every week, and I can see that run coming to an end here.
The offer seems destined to turn up the heat on Novo.
An employer might renege on a job offer; an employee might simply not turn up.
"A hard team to pick so it's an everyday job. You have to turn up every day."
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