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top up

idiom
Meaning

To refill (or recharge) something.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please top up your coffee before we start the meeting.

CONTEXTUAL

I need to top up my transit card at the station before I catch the train.

COMPLEX

After the long journey, he stopped at the station to top up his fuel tank before continuing across the border.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    cherry on top

    Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).

  2. 02

    grass tops

    Of, related to, or involving local influential figures.

  3. 03

    on top

    In a dominant position.

  4. 04

    over the top

    Beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.

  5. 05

    put the bottom rail on top

    To reverse a hierarchy.

  6. 06

    top banana

    The boss, the leader.

  7. 07

    top cat

    Synonym of top dog.

  8. 08

    top dog

    The boss, the leader (of the pack).

Last updated April 17, 2026