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Step up   /stɛp əp/   Listen
Step up

verb
1.
Increase in extent or intensity.  Synonyms: escalate, intensify.
2.
Speed up.  Synonym: rev up.
3.
Make oneself visible; take action.  Synonyms: come forward, come out, come to the fore, step forward, step to the fore.






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"Step up" Quotes from Famous Books



... come again," said Mr. Parmalee. "A fellow couldn't see all that's worth seeing round here in less than a month. Might I step up again ...
— The Baronet's Bride • May Agnes Fleming

... one step up to a second stage of consideration, remaining still materialistic, and with the medical man still as our only guide. We want the children to grow up healthy; we want them to be taken care of. This means homes, homes ...
— Mankind in the Making • H. G. Wells

... his employer, "you will be good enough to put on your hat and go and request him to do me the favor to step up here for a few moments." Nicholas did his master's bidding, and returned shortly, accompanied by Mr. Crowquill. Mr. Jones, after requesting him to be seated, and directing his clerk to pay attention, took up the newspaper, ...
— Vellenaux - A Novel • Edmund William Forrest

... brothers came home again and had a long story to tell about riding up the glass hill. At first, they said, there was not one who was able to get even 50 much as one step up, but then came a knight who had armor of copper, and a bridle of copper, and his armor and trappings were so bright that they shone to a great distance, and it was something like a sight to see him riding. He rode one-third of the way up the glass hill, and he could easily have ridden the whole ...
— The Blue Fairy Book • Various

... guess you'd better step up right away, or it will be too late, for I heard Miss Rose say she knew you wouldn't like it, and she'd never dare to let you ...
— Eight Cousins • Louisa M. Alcott


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