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It's interesting that a stand-up comedian doesn't stand anyone up, though I suppose he might send someone up.

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It's interesting that a stand-up comedian doesn't stand anyone up, though I suppose he might send someone up.

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I wanted to add a link to the definition of 'send up' (imitate, impersonate), but it's not in the UsingEnglish list (yet).
It is: http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...s/send+up.html
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