beupforsomething
towanttodosomething:
Iwasthinkingofgoingtotheconcert tonight.Areyouupforit?
Ifyou'reupforachallenge,wecould trythatdifficultescaperoom.
Ifyou'reupforit,wecouldgofora runinthemorning.
Areyouupforgoingouttonight?
bedownforsomething-informal towanttodosomething
Areyoudownforsomepizza tonight?
We'redownforaroadtripthis weekend,aslongaswecanfinda gooddestination.
Ifyou'redownforit,wecouldcatch afilmlatertonight.
beuptosomeone bedowntosomeone-UKinformal Ifanactionordecisionisupto someone,theyareresponsiblefor doingormakingit:
Ican'tdecideforyouSam,it'supto you.
[+todosth]
It'suptohertodecidewhethershe wantstoenterthecompetition.
tobesomeone'sresponsibilityor decision:
I'vedoneallIcannow,therestis downtoyou.
[+todosth]
It'sdowntoyoutocheckthedoor.
It’sdowntotheprimeministerto findoutwhatwentwrong.
beuptosomething bedowntosomething tobedoingsomething:
Whatareyouuptoatthemoment? tobedoingorplanningsomething, oftensomethingsecretandbad:
Whenhe’squietlikethis,Iknowhe’s uptosomething. wellenough,strongenough,orgood enoughforaparticularactivity:
Hewantstocompeteatinternational level,buthonestlyIdon'tthinkhe's uptoit.
[+todoingsth]
I'mnotuptogoingforaruntoday.
tobetheresultofsomething
It'sdowntopoormanagementthat thecompanyhaslostseveralmajor clientsinrecentmonths.
Thelowturnoutattheeventisdown toalackofeffectivepromotion.
tohaveonlyalittleofsomethingleft
I'mdowntomylastdollar.
We'redowntothelasttwodaysof thecompetition,sobesuretoenter foryourchancetowin!