The English language can be a difficult one to learn. Using the words you associate with direction such as up, down, left, right, beside, below, high, etc. may have nothing to do with direction and are actually quite common place.

The following expressions characterize some interesting examples that you may use yourself and not even realize it. As this page begins to fill UP, the words and phrases will be categorized into their own separate pages thereby setting UP this page as the table of contents. Here is a preview of just a few to let you know what to look for with this brand new website:

It was left up to you.

Supper is ready for you to eat up or you can chow down.

What’s up? (t’sup)

Are you down in the mouth?

She lives up town, somewhere down Main street.

He lives down town where I’ve been told he is up to no good.

Can you work out a plan to get that accomplished?

That’s the down side of this type of work.

Your father is fed up with your behavior.