something is up
English
Alternative forms
- something's up
Phrase
something is up
- (informal) Something off-putting or suspicious is in the air.
Further reading
- “something is up”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “something is up” (US) / “something is up” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “something's up” in the Collins English Dictionary