choose up
To form (sides or teams), usually for a game, by having two individual players choose their teammates.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We need to choose up sides for the game.”
“The kids gathered on the field to choose up teams before the soccer match started.”
“The neighborhood children spent the afternoon choosing up sides for a game of baseball, carefully balancing the talent among the two groups.”
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choose one's fighter
To select something as one's preferred choice from a set of related things, people etc.
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choose violence
To disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.
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I choose violence
Used to express that one is firmly committed to making one's own choice(s) regardless of disapproval from others.
Last updated August 10, 2026