allow (one) up
allow (one) up
To let someone rise from a prone position. If you're able to knock down your opponent, don't allow him up!
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allow someone up
(from something) to permit someone to arise or get up. (Fixed phrase.) He knocked Peter down and would not allow him up from the ground. The doctor won't allow you up!
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