beam something up

beam something up
beam (someone/something) up to send someone or something into space as waves of energy.

Mission Control beamed up pictures of the spaceship taken from the space station.

The ads show aliens beaming up a cow.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of beam (= a line of light) and made popular by the TV show "Star Trek," in which people would ask to be transported by saying beam me up

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • beam someone up — beam (someone/something) up to send someone or something into space as waves of energy. Mission Control beamed up pictures of the spaceship taken from the space station. The ads show aliens beaming up a cow. Etymology: based on the literal… …   New idioms dictionary

  • beam up — beam (someone/something) up to send someone or something into space as waves of energy. Mission Control beamed up pictures of the spaceship taken from the space station. The ads show aliens beaming up a cow. Etymology: based on the literal… …   New idioms dictionary

  • beam someone down — beam (someone/something) down to send someone or something to earth as waves of energy. A few people liked my idea, but most just looked at me as though I d beamed down from outer space …   New idioms dictionary

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