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fruit up

idiom
Meaning

To grope a young boy.


Examples
SIMPLE

The police arrested the man for trying to fruit up the child.

CONTEXTUAL

Witnesses reported seeing the man attempt to fruit up the boy in the park before he was caught.

COMPLEX

The community was outraged after learning that the predator had attempted to fruit up a young boy near the school playground.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    bear fruit

    To produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.

  2. 02

    forbidden fruit

    Illicit pleasure.

  3. 03

    fruit of one's loins

    One's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.

  4. 04

    fruit of the poisonous tree

    Evidence that has been obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as an unlawful warrantless search, or continued questioning of a witness who has invoked the right of counsel), and which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.

  5. 05

    fruit of the union

    A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.

  6. 06

    low-hanging fruit

    Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.

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