- go up
- go up[for something] to go higher. •
Gasoline prices are still going up.
•Prices keep going up and up, no matter what.
* * *{v.} 1. To go or move higher; rise. * /Many people came to watch the weather balloon go up./ * /The path goes up the hill./ 2. To be able to become heard; become loud or louder. * /A shout went up from the crowd at the game./ 3. Grow in height while being built; to be built. * /The new church is going up on the corner./ 4. To increase. * /Prices of fruit and vegetables have gone up./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.