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Orbert Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

to get up your

Hi everyone!
This is a dialog from the computer-animated television series "Transformers: Prime" S01 E02.
What does "... to get up your ..." mean?

Flower: Seven wrecks, thirty four fender benders, a three hour traffic jam, and on particular note - numerous reports of a speeding motorcycle of unknown make and a black-and-yellow custom muscle car! So, anything you care to get up your tin chassis, Prime?

Prime: We have the situation under control, agent Fowler.

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I think it means "which one(s) of these would you like to deal with?"

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Hi!
So, anything you care to get up your tin chassis, Prime?
The meaning of the sentence above,
So, is there anything (regarding the traffic accidents) that bothers you so much that you are willing to stand up and deal with it? - is this more or less corect? I don't mean the grammar, I talk about the message in the sentence.
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It depends on the context - one would have to see the film.
Either it means to deal with because it's your job and you have to choose something first, or, it means to deal with because it bothers you so much.
I'd expect without having seen the film at all the first.
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