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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Up to you and up on you

Hi !

today I found out that besides the verb "to be up to" exists the verb "to be up ON"

While the first means to leave someone decide something (please correct if I wrote this wrong) for the second I can not find a good or proper context. I found on the dictionary that can mean "to be updated or informed" but I m not sure I understand in which sentences can be used.

Thanks

Pamela
  

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Informed, and aware of the current situation/state of knowledge. Usually used in the negative: I'm not very up on my [area of knowledge].

— BarbaraPA

  • Informed, and aware of the current situation/state of knowledge.
  • Usually used in the negative: I'm not very up on my [area of knowledge].
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Informed, and aware of the current situation/state of knowledge.

Usually used in the negative: I'm not very up on my [area of knowledge].
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Thank you very much for the reply.

I imagine I could use "to be up on.." in this kind of situtation:

Some customer calls and asks some info regarding the stand but since this customer is dealing with my colleague I can say him "sorry I´m not up on your project, it´s my colleague who´s responsible for that"

Am I right?

Thanks for any feedback!

Pamela
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You have the meaning right, but I wouldn't use it with a customer. It's rather informal. You could say "up to speed" perhaps -- also an idiom but not quite as informal.

(Note you have a comma splice: you have joined two sentences together with just a comma. "you project. It's my colleague..." Also, don't leave a space before an apostrophe. It's, not It 's and so on.)
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Thank you so much.

I will try to fix and remember your advises!

With Regards

Pamela
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