"Shooting up" for rapid upward movement. E.g.: "Eyes shooting up for the sky."
D darri Member Joined Jun 18, 2016 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hungarian Home Country Hungary Current Location Iceland Mar 8, 2019 #1 "Shooting up" for rapid upward movement. E.g.: "Eyes shooting up for the sky."
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 8, 2019 #2 Eyes don't do that, but rockets shoot up into the sky.
C cloa Junior Member Joined Jun 22, 2017 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Japan Mar 9, 2019 #3 Cartoon eyes can shoot up.
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 10, 2019 #4 cloa said: Cartoon eyes can shoot up. Click to expand... They usually shoot out, e.g: "A g-g-g-ghost!"
cloa said: Cartoon eyes can shoot up. Click to expand... They usually shoot out, e.g: "A g-g-g-ghost!"
Y Yankee Banned Joined Sep 13, 2013 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 10, 2019 #5 It could be used and understood in a certain context. Give us a complete sentence. Last edited by a moderator: Mar 10, 2019
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 10, 2019 #6 Yankee said: It could be used and understood in a certain context. Give us a complete sentence. Click to expand... Yankee, please write complete sentences on the forum in order to set a good example to learners.
Yankee said: It could be used and understood in a certain context. Give us a complete sentence. Click to expand... Yankee, please write complete sentences on the forum in order to set a good example to learners.