turn up | Idiomator

Meaning: (intransitive,copulative)Toshow up; toappearsuddenlyorunexpectedly.Is this your t-shirt thatturned upin my drawer?I don't like peopleturning upwithout an appointment.1922February,James Joyce, “[[Episode 16]]”, inUlysses, Paris:Shakespeare and Company,[…],→OCLC:Highly providential was the appearance on the scene of Corny Kelleher when Stephen was blissfully unconscious but for that man in the gapturning upat the eleventh hour the finis might have been that he might have been a candidate for the accident ward[…]2020December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, inRail, page68:I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you justturn up.; (transitive)Tocausetoappear; tofindbysearching, etc.I spent hours in the archives, but couldn'tturn upanything on the alleged criminal.; (transitive)Toincreasetheamountof something by means of acontrol, such as thevolume,heat, orlight.Turn upthe radio and sing along.2023May 25,Dua Lipa,Caroline Ailin,Andrew Wyatt,Mark Ronson, “Dance the Night”, inBarbie the Album‎[1], performed by Dua Lipa:Turnthe rhythmup, don't you wanna justCome along for the ride?; (transitive)Torepositionbyrotating,flipping, etc.,upwards.Heturned uphis collar against the cold.; (transitive,nautical)Tobelayormake fast(alineon acleatorpin).Turn upthemainhalyard.; (intransitive,slang)Topartyhard, especially when involvingalcoholordrugs.We're going toturn upat theconcerttonight.; (transitive,UK,slang,obsolete)Toacquit.1851,Henry Mayhew,London Labour and the London Poor, published1861:Thirty-six were cast for death, and only one was ‘topped’ (hanged), the very one that expected to be ‘turned up’ (acquitted) for highway robbery.

Examples:

EN: I had hoped these fellows wouldn't turn up.
ES: Yo esperaba que esa gente no apareciera.
EN: But a lot of the missing people will turn up in a few days, I hope.
ES: En unos días le encontraremos entre las personas desaparecidas, eso espero.
EN: I've always been easy with women and I always turn up to be the fall guy.
ES: Siempre me he portado bien con las mujeres y acabo siendo el malo.
EN: - We thought youd never turn up.
ES: - Críamos que no llegabas nunca.
EN: Oh, he'll turn up again all right.
ES: Volverá, eso seguro.
EN: You think he can personally meet every one of the thousands who turn up here ?
ES: ¿Cree que puede cumplir personalmente con cada uno de los miles que se presentan aquí?
EN: Now you are so tall and turn up your hair, you must remember you're a young lady.
ES: Ahora crece y sujetas tu cabello, debes recordar que eres una señorita.
EN: Gee, I'm glad it didn't turn up in those four.
ES: Si no estaba entera, no hubiera servido.
EN: After all, you would have had to turn up again, what about that?
ES: Después habría tenido que aparecer de nuevo. ¿Qué hay con eso?
EN: "'With no prospects for a show in Sado Island, we're heading back to Kanazawa where I'm sure something wil turn up,
ES: "Fracasó el proyecto de hacer un show en la isla de Sado..." "...así que volvemos a Kanazawa, porque estoy segura de que allí saldrá algo."
EN: And now you turn up, Rog.
ES: Y ahora apareces tú, Roge.
EN: If they turn up, we'll keep them for you.
ES: Si los encontramos, se los guardaremos.
EN: If she doesn't turn up at the wedding, someone's gotta take her place haven't they?
ES: Si ella no aparece en la boda, alguien tiene que ocupar su lugar, ¿no?
EN: If I thought you were going to turn up like this I wouldn't have dreamed of going on with it.
ES: Si hubiese sabido que ibas a aparecer así, ni hubiese soñado con ello.
EN: This is a nice time for one of my chorus ladies to turn up in the morning isn't it?
ES: Buen momento para que una de mis señoritas aparezca en la mañana, ¿no es así?

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