up see also FIRST up, best dressed; up like a ROCKET, down like a stick.
upright see EMPTY sacks will never stand upright.
USE it or lose it
1893 Homestead (Des Moines) 16 June USE OR LOSE (heading) It seems to be a
law of nature that use is the condition of possession. 1948 Journal of American
Judicature Society June (article title) The grand jury—use it or lose it. 1985 Times 18
Apr. 17 The conventional answer to this loss of facilities is that it is a problem for the
local community which should be solved through ‘Use it or lose it’ campaigns and self-
help solutions. 2007 New Scientist 28 Apr. 48 The pendulum swung back the other way in
the 20th century, when a consumer-oriented culture lauded arousal and fulfilment: the
injunction now was ‘use it or lose it’. action and inactionuse (noun) see KEEP a thing seven years and you’ll always find a use for it.