grass up
grass up · grasses up · grassed up · grassing up
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To betray by informing onTo betray by informing on.
» Tom lay down in the grass and looked up at the sky.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, slang)To betray by informing on.
Examples
9 sentencesTom lay down in the grass and looked up at the sky.
Tom lay down in the cool grass and looked up at the sky.
deTom legte sich auf das kühle Gras und blickte zum Himmel empor.
Tom lay down in the grass and looked up at the blue sky.
When elephants fight, the grass always ends up getting trampled.
deWenn Elefanten kämpfen, ist das Gras am Ende immer plattgetrampelt.
The smell of cut grass summons up images of hot summer afternoons.
Origin
From grass (“informer”) + up.From grass (“informer”) + up.
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Forms
grasses up, grassing up, grassed up, grassed up| Base form | grass up · to grass up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | grasses up |
| Present participle | grassing up |
| Past simple | grassed up |
| Past participle | grassed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsupergrass
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb