cuff up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To roll the end of your sleeve or pant leg up.
Literal meaning: To bring the cuff (the folded end of a sleeve or leg) upward.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To fold or roll the end of a sleeve or trouser leg upward.
"He cuffed up his sleeves before washing the dishes."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Not widely recorded in major dictionaries as a set phrasal verb. The more standard expressions are 'roll up' or 'turn up' a sleeve. 'Cuff up' is used informally and regionally.
Commonly used with
sleeve trouser leg shirt jeans
Forms
Base
cuff up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cuffs up
he/she/it
Past simple
cuffed up
yesterday
Past participle
cuffed up
have + pp
-ing form
cuffing up
continuous
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