beer up
C1 slang separable both
In simple words
To drink lots of beer or to give someone lots of beer to drink.
Literal meaning: To fill up with beer.
Meanings
1 C1 slang
To drink a large amount of beer, often before an event or social occasion.
"The lads beered up before the match and were already rowdy by kick-off."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 slang
To provide or supply someone with beer.
"We beered everyone up before the barbecue got going."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Highly informal and colloquial. Mainly used in Australian and British English. Not commonly heard in formal settings. Typically used humorously.
Commonly used with
night game crowd fans before event
Forms
Base
beer up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
beers up
he/she/it
Past simple
beered up
yesterday
Past participle
beered up
have + pp
-ing form
beering up
continuous
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