fly up to something

fly up to something
fly up to something
to go by air to a place at a higher elevation or to a place in the north. •

We will fly up to St. Paul for the holidays.

I want to fly up to Alberta, Canada, for the summer.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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