Idiom idiom
offer up
Meaning
To give (thanks, praise) to God.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They offer up prayers for peace every morning.”
“The congregation gathered to offer up thanks for the successful harvest this year.”
“In the quiet of the sanctuary, the monk chose to offer up his daily struggles as a form of humble devotion.”
Anchors to
- 01
offer affordances
To give elbow room or leeway (for something to happen).
- 02
offer one can't refuse
An offer from one side in a transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
- 03
offer one's condolences
To offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one.
Last updated August 10, 2026