get up

get up
 v. phr.— «It is this desire to get known, or “get up” all over town to become “all city” that motivates tagging, which is probably the most visible form of graffiti in the city of Grand Rapids.» —“Graffiti on the Rise in Grand Rapids” in Grand Rapids, Mich. Media Mouse July 29, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

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