- collect something up
- collect something up†to gather something up. •
Collect your things up, and let's go.
•I collected up all my luggage and left.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
collect something up
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collect something up — colˌlect sthˈup derived to bring together things that are no longer being used • Would somebody collect up all the dirty glasses? Main entry: ↑collectderived … Useful english dictionary
collect — col|lect1 W2S1 [kəˈlekt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bring together)¦ 2¦(keep objects)¦ 3¦(rent/debts/taxes)¦ 4¦(money to help people)¦ 5¦(increase in amount)¦ 6¦(win something)¦ 7 collect yourself/collect your thoughts 8¦(take somebody/something from a place)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
collect up — col ˌlect ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they collect up he/she/it collects up present participle collecting up … Useful english dictionary
collect dust — If something is collecting dust, it isn t being used any more … The small dictionary of idiomes
collect — 1 verb 1 BRING TOGETHER (T) to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together: Researchers spent 6 months collecting facts and figures. | Could you collect some branches for a fire? 2 KEEP OBJECTS (T) to get and keep… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
collect — [[t]kəle̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ collects, collecting, collected 1) VERB If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. [V n] Two young girls were collecting firewood... [V n] Elizabeth had been… … English dictionary
collect — I UK [kəˈlekt] / US verb Word forms collect : present tense I/you/we/they collect he/she/it collects present participle collecting past tense collected past participle collected *** 1) [transitive] to get things and keep them together for a… … English dictionary
collect — col|lect1 [ kə lekt ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to get things and keep them together for a particular reason: A lot of families collect newspapers for recycling. a ) to get and keep objects because they are interesting or valuable: I didn t know… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
collect one's thoughts — If you collect your thoughts, you try to think calmly and clearly in order to prepare yourself mentally for something. Anne stopped to collect her thoughts before calling back the customer … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
collect — collect1 [kə lɛkt] verb 1》 bring or gather together. ↘systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby. 2》 call for and take away; fetch. ↘call for and receive (something) as a right or due. 3》 (collect oneself)… … English new terms dictionary
collect dust — If something is collecting dust, it isn t being used any more. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If something is collecting dust, it hasn t been touched or used for a long period of time. My dad doesn t play golf any more. His clubs… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
