Hungary's once successful film industry is on its uppers.
He was always ready to help anyone who was down on their uppers.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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uppers — noun The parts of a pair of shoes that do not normally contact the ground. His shoes were so worn that he was walking on his uppers … Wiktionary
uppers — n pl stimulant drugs such as amphetamines (i.e. pep pills, speed) and cocaine, as opposed to downers (barbiturates and sedatives) ► He acts as if he s on uppers … Contemporary slang
uppers — ➡ drugs * * * … Universalium
Uppers — Stimulans (fachsprachlich); erregender Wirkstoff; Analeptikum (fachsprachlich) * * * Up|pers 〈[ʌ̣p ] Pl.〉 = Ups … Universal-Lexikon
Uppers — Up|pers 〈[ʌ̣p ] Pl.〉 = Ups … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
uppers — nickname for stimulants … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
uppers — n. upper teeth; set of upper dentures up·per || ÊŒpÉ™(r) n. drug which stimulates, amphetamine; part of the shoe which covers the top of the foot; exciting or uplifting experience (Slang) adj. topmost; superior; above, higher; situated farther… … English contemporary dictionary
uppers — supper … Anagrams dictionary
uppers — Amphetamine drug … A concise dictionary of English slang
uppers, (down) on one's — In destitute circumstances. Having bad fortune … A concise dictionary of English slang
