I found this phrase and I don't understand completely the meaning of "up" in this context, the phrase is "the next step is up to him" Thanks you guys.
- sant-spainJune 2015
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sant-spainJune 2015 Thanks you very much |
SaffaJune 2015 up to mean whatever, Example: "I don't know, it's up to you" it means you are the determiner, all decisions are on you. Hope it's helping! ^^ |
chocoraberiiJune 2015 The phrase is "up to [someone]", and doesn't only mean that it's [someone's] responsibility, but also that it's their choice. It could be that the person saying the sentence has been involved in the business, but has made their move and now "it's up to" the other person to decide what they do next. Basically the next step is offered "up" to the someone and there's always a decision there. |
greenanassJune 2015 it means itt's his own responsibility, up to him |
t2thea2themJune 2015 it means it's his responsibility, like is is "up to the mother to provide food for children" |
ANASTASIA-June 2015 To my mind, "up" means that he make the decision about his next step. |
sant-spainJune 2015 Yes I know but, I would like to understand this structure to use it in a different context in the future. Thanks you though
imadEddinJune 2015 as i think the meaning is : he is responsible to do the next step ,Assigned to him |