hop up
Example Sentences
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Lane Kiffin has a history of getting fired or taking every opportunity to hop up the coaching ladder.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Yorke responds by telling the heckler to "hop up on stage" to make his remarks.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
“I began to hop up and down, which is a little bit rude,” Higonnet said.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024
Elders await their probably very longtime friends and still hop up with a beaming greeting upon arrival.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
“Oh, I don’t mind a guy that tells a little one to get along or to hop up a conversation, but I hate a guy that lies to himself.”
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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