Fetch up
verb
To arrive or end up at a place or condition.
I never expected to fetch up in a place like this.
Often appears as...
- fetch up in
- fetch up at
verb
To bring something or someone to a place.
Please fetch up those boxes from the basement.
Often appears as...
- fetch up something
- fetch up someone
verb
To stop or cause to stop moving.
He couldn't fetch up in time and crashed into a pole.
Often appears as...
- fetch up suddenly
- fetch up abruptly
verb
To arrive or end up at a place or condition.
I never expected to fetch up in a place like this.
Often appears as...
- fetch up in
- fetch up at
verb
To bring something or someone to a place.
Please fetch up those boxes from the basement.
Often appears as...
- fetch up something
- fetch up someone
verb
To stop or cause to stop moving.
He couldn't fetch up in time and crashed into a pole.
Often appears as...
- fetch up suddenly
- fetch up abruptly
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Outcome
Use 'fetch up' when ending up somewhere or in some state unplanned or surprisingly.
After a series of unexpected events, she fetched up as a manager.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Usage
'Fetch up' can be used metaphorically to describe the final state of abstract things.
The heated argument fetched up in a mutual understanding.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Place
This phrase is often used when someone arrives at a physical location unexpectedly.
We lost our map but fetched up at a lovely, hidden village.
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