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FETCH UP

Pronunciation (US):

• FETCH UP (verb)
The verb FETCH UP has 1 sense:

1. finally be or do something

Familiarity information: FETCH UP used as a verb is very rare.

• FETCH UP (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Finally be or do something

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

end up; fetch up; wind up; finish; finish up; land up

Context examples:

He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart / he wound up being unemployed and living at home again

Hypernyms (to "fetch up" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

"Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it."
(English proverb)
"Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas."
(Native American proverb, Blackfoot)
"A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie."
(Chinese proverb)
"Through falls and stumbles, one learns to walk."
(Corsican proverb)

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