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Phrase(s): beam up
Sl. to die. (Alluding to the television program Star Trek.) • Pete Dead? I didn’t think he was old enough to beam up. • I was so exhausted after climbing four flights that I was afraid I would beam up., Phrase(s): beam someone or something up (to some place)
to transport someone or something (up) to something. (Originally in the context of a Star Trek adventure, but also used jocularly.) • The captain asked the first mate to beam him up. • Please beam up the crew, Roger. • Beam me up so I can see your penthouse suite!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs