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Idioms and Phrases
Excite, agitate, stimulate, as in The new preacher can really charge up the congregation , or Planning Beth's wedding got her mom all charged up . This term originally was used for narcotic stimulation but now is used more broadly. [ Slang ; early 1900s]Example Sentences
While the Axe can be charged up overnight with a conventional three-pin plug, just like EV cars, electric aircraft will need the charging infrastructure to be scaled up.
The weather service also suggested parking away from trees and charging up electronics.
The neo-Nazis who were there said he was charging up the steps with a club and that it was self-defense.
His campaign promises to slash both taxes and regulations have already boosted Wall Street and charged up big business to pursue large-scale ambitions.
It would mean higher bills for people with disabilities who have to charge up specialist equipment.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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