charge up

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

It currently charges up to £14,200 a year.

From BBC

It gave powers to local authorities to charge up to an extra 300% on top of normal council tax for second home owners.

From BBC

The Catholic school, which opened in 1980, charges up to £3,400 a term, and while it has a capacity of 111 pupils, only 70 are on the books this term.

From BBC

He'll keep doing right-wing media, the purpose of which is as much to keep his followers charged up about the alleged stealing as anything else.

From Salon

A Scottish golf course owned by former US president Donald Trump is set to become the most expensive in the UK by charging up to £1,000 for a round.

From BBC

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