up to something
/ˈʌp tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.70 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Doing something mischievous or scheming.
Example Sentences
- "He looks like an angel, but I can tell he's up to something."
- "I took my mare and went down to the swamp, for I knew they had been up to something there from the signs I saw."
- "One or another of them will be poking their heads in and see we have been up to something [...]"
- "One day Chander, who was always up to something, took it into his head to ring up one or two customers in regard to bills long outstanding on them."
- "If they are doing nothing they are going to be up to something – just send them to prison."
- "Shepard: Last I knew, Kaidan was Alliance. Why is he out in the Terminus Systems? Illusive Man: Officially, it's an outreach program to improve Alliance relations with the colonies. Illusive Man: But they're up to something. And if they sent Commander Alenko, it must be big."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʌp tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈʌp tuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/