[up against it] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Faced with a great difficulty […]

[up for grabs] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Available for anyone to try […]

[up front] (2) {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Open, sincere, hiding nothing. * […]

[up in arms] {adj. phr.} 1. Equipped with guns or weapons […]

[up in the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. {informal} In […]

[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. […]

[up tight] or [uptight] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Worried, irritated, excessively eager […]

[up to the chin in] or [in --- up to the […]

[up-and-coming] {adj. phr.} Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious. * […]

[up-to-date] {adj.} Modem; contemporary; the latest that technology can offer. * […]