choose up
Idioms-
Select players and form sides for a game or team, as in Jean was always afraid she'd be last when it was time to choose up. [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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The nomination committee’s slate of 20 names will be submitted at the lender’s annual general meeting in mid-April for shareholders to choose up to 12 directors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“You’ve got to talk. You can’t choose up sides and say, ‘Let’s see who wins this battle.’”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
You pin it You can now choose up to three posts or Reels to pin to the top of your profile.
From The Verge • Jun. 7, 2022
The poll asked voters who said they were not likely to take transit more often to choose up to two main reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022
You may purchase as many dead deer as you choose, up to five hundred, for about seventy cents apiece; but a living deer they will not give to you for love nor money.
From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George
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