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Phrase(s): connect someone or something (up) to someone or something [and] connect someone or something (up) with someone or something
1. Lit. to connect people or things in any combination, physically or by wires. • The nurse connected Maggie up to the electrocardiograph. • Eric connected the machine to the wall plug. • The receptionist connected my call up to Susan. 2. Fig. to make a mental connection between people and things in any combination. • I connected myself up to a person with similar interests. • I often connect up Bob to sailing, because I first met him on a boat. 3. Fig. to argue that someone or something is linked to a criminal or a criminal act. • I can connect Eric to the crime. • The police connected the stolen goods to Susan., Phrase(s): connect (up) to something
to attach to something; to attach or link something to some electrical device or electrical signal. • When we finish the house, we will connect up to the utilities. • We have to connect to the Internet ourselves.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs