plumber up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To get a plumber to fix the pipes in a place
Literal meaning: To set up a plumber's work
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
(Non-standard, very informal) To install or arrange the plumbing in a building
"We need to get the new extension plumbered up before the kitchen fitters arrive."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
This is a highly informal and non-standard phrasal verb that is rare even in native speaker usage. It is largely unattested in major corpora. ESL learners should note that this construction is not widely recognized and should default to 'install plumbing' or 'get the plumbing done' instead. Included here for completeness.
Commonly used with
house flat bathroom kitchen building
Forms
Base
plumber up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
plumbers up
he/she/it
Past simple
plumbered up
yesterday
Past participle
plumbered up
have + pp
-ing form
plumbering up
continuous
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