He's up to no good ?

whl626 · #1 (**permalink**) 17-Sep-2003, 00:17

May I know what it means ' he's up to no good ' ?

**Tdol** · #2 (**permalink**) 17-Sep-2003, 15:04

It means he's planning or doing something suspicious or wrong.

dduck · #3 (**permalink**) 17-Sep-2003, 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by whl626

May I know what it means ' he's up to no good ' ?

Breaking the sentence into parts:

"no good" = bad

for example, "he's no good" equals "He's bad".

"he is up to" is similar to "he is doing"

The question form:

"What's he up to" means "What is he doing?"

Iain

**RonBee** · #4 (**permalink**) 17-Sep-2003, 19:32

Very good, dduck!

:D

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