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Idioms and Phrases

Excite, agitate, stimulate, as in The new preacher can really charge up the congregation , or Planning Beth's wedding got her mom all charged up . This term originally was used for narcotic stimulation but now is used more broadly. [ Slang ; early 1900s]
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Example Sentences

The weather service also suggested parking away from trees and charging up electronics.

The neo-Nazis who were there said he was charging up the steps with a club and that it was self-defense.

His campaign promises to slash both taxes and regulations have already boosted Wall Street and charged up big business to pursue large-scale ambitions.

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It would mean higher bills for people with disabilities who have to charge up specialist equipment.

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"Yet the place looks scruffy and untidy and gets worse year after year, all while FirstPort keep putting their charges up," she added.

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