fry up
To cook food by frying it in a pan with oil. As a noun, a 'fry-up' is a big cooked British breakfast with things like eggs, bacon, and sausages.
Meanings
To cook food by frying it in a pan, usually quickly and informally.
"I fried up the leftover potatoes with some onions for a quick dinner."
As a noun (fry-up): a British cooked breakfast consisting of fried foods such as eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, and toast.
"After the long hike, we all agreed a fry-up was exactly what we needed."
Widely used in British and Irish English. The noun form 'a fry-up' (sometimes 'fry up') is extremely common and refers to the traditional full English or Irish breakfast. As a verb, it can be used broadly for any fried food. Common in both everyday speech and informal writing.
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