up for something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishup for somethingup for somethinga) INTENDavailable for a particular process The house is up for sale. This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction. Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion. b) being considered for election or for a job Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year. She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job. c) GO TO/ATTENDSCTappearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week. d) spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it? → upExamples from the Corpusup for something• Even the most personal subjects were up for discussion.• The house is up for sale.

单词	up for something
释义	up for something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishup for somethingup for somethinga) INTENDavailable for a particular process The house is up for sale. This week 14 of Campbell’s paintings were put up for auction. Even the most taboo subjects were up for discussion. b) being considered for election or for a job Senator Frank Church was coming up for re-election that year. She is one of five candidates up for the chief executive’s job. c) GO TO/ATTENDSCTappearing in a court of law because you have been accused of a crime Ron’s up for drinking and driving next week. d) spoken willing to do something or interested in doing something We’re going to the pub later – are you up for it? → upExamples from the Corpusup for something• Even the most personal subjects were up for discussion.• The house is up for sale.
随便看	it was a shock to find/discover etc that it was all I could do to do it was all I could do to do something it was as much as could do to do it was as much as somebody could do to do something it was inconsiderate (of somebody) to do something it was inconsiderate of to do it was inconsiderate to do it was nice meeting you it was nothing nothing of it it was nothing/think nothing of it it was remiss of somebody to do something it was remiss of to do it was think nothing of it it wasn't for lack of trying it wasn't for want of trying it wasnt for lack of trying it wasnt for want of trying it wasn’t for lack/want of trying it will all come out in the wash it will cost you it won't be long it won't hurt to do it won't kill it won't kill to do