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up there

up there prepositional phrase: in a position of prominence or importance.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a position of prominence or importance.
    • I'd always considered astrology bullshit, right up there with the legal, real estate and banking businesses in terms of thieving ass-sucking charlatanry, but it's clear I've been doing it a misservice.2012, Elson Quick, Baddha
    • “It is the most reckless challenge on a football pitch I think I’ve ever seen,” said the Palace chairman, Steve Parish, at half-time, going on to talk about the possibility of actually killing a fellow professional.
      It was certainly up there, with shades of Harald Schumacher at the 1982 World Cup....2025 January 3, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, in The Guardian
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, there.

Questions about up there

What does up there mean?
Up there means in a position of prominence or importance.
What part of speech is up there?
Up there is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up there in the dictionary

  1. up the walls
  2. up the wazoo
  3. up the yin-yang
  4. up the ying yang
  5. up the ying-yang
  6. up there
  7. up till
  8. up to
  9. up to 11
  10. up to a point
  11. up to anything

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