go upstairs



go upstairs

1. Literally, to climb steps to reach a higher level of a building. A: "Where's Susie?" B: "Oh, she went upstairs to bed." When you go upstairs, can you take the laundry basket with you?
2. To go to someone higher in a hierarchy, like one's boss, to seek their authority for a decision or other purpose. I'd go upstairs with that request—we don't have the authority to sign off on something like that.
See also: upstairs

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kreine-Yiddish
Hillar-Estonian
LinoLEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Sigal-Hebrew
NiiloNEE:-loFinnish
XanderKSAHN-dər (Dutch), ZAN-dər (English)Dutch, English (Modern)