# offer up

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/offer-up
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To give (thanks, praise) to God.

## 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.

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