be up the pole

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be up the pole

To be pregnant. You two have only been married for a couple of months, I can't believe you're up the pole already!

be up the ˈpole

(old-fashioned, British English, informal)
1 be mad, crazy, etc: My neighbour’s really up the pole. I can hear him singing and shouting night after night.
2 be in trouble or difficulties: The whole industry is up the pole at the moment. Nobody knows what its future will be.

See also: pole, up

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See also:

up the pole
smoke pole
half up the pole
north
find true north
go to the stake for
go to the stake for (something)
pole
at opposite poles
pole dancer

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been under the spell of them
been under the spell of us
been under the spell of you
been under the weather
been under the wing of
been under the wing of someone
been under their feet
been under their spell
been under their wing
been under way
been under wing
been under your feet
been under your spell
been under your wing
been underway
been up
been up a creek
been up a creek without a paddle
been up against it
been up and around
been up and down
been up for grabs
been up on
been up the creek
been up the creek
been up the creek
been up the creek
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been up the creek without a paddle
been up the duff
been up the pole
been up the spout
been up the stick
been up to
been up to 90
been up to her
been up to him
been up to me
been up to ninety
been up to one
been up to par
been up to scratch
been up to somebody
been up to someone
been up to something
been up to the mark
been up to them
been up to us
been up to you
been up with the crows
been up with the lark
been up with the larks
been used
been used
been used
been used
been used up
been used up
been used up
been used up
been waiting for the other shoe to drop
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