up and away
up and away adverb: moving quickly and continuously upwards, often with a sense of joy or excitement.
Adverb
up and away (comparative more up and away, superlative most up and away)
- Moving quickly and continuously upwards, often with a sense of joy or excitement.
- He is not far on his way, and the Fates and the streams are against him.
Up and away to-morrow, and through the red dew of the morning
We will follow him fast, and bring him back to his prison.1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)
- He is not far on his way, and the Fates and the streams are against him.
- Of retractable landing gear, retracted and stowed (put away), as contrasted with being down and locked (extended and secured for use).
Forms of up and away
| comparative | more up and away |
|---|---|
| superlative | most up and away |
Origin of up and away
The general sense is older. It is evident that the sense referring to landing gear synergizes with the sense referring to being aloft and soaring away: the gear being up and away accords with the aircraft and its crew and passengers being up and away.
Questions about up and away
- What does up and away mean?
- Up and away means moving quickly and continuously upwards, often with a sense of joy or excitement.
- What part of speech is up and away?
- Up and away is an adverb.
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