He is leading someone up the garden path.

I pass up opportunities like a white chip.

Strike me up a gum tree!

He is always picking quarrels and stirring up trouble.

She had given up as a bad job and decided to try something else.

I gave up trying to fix my old car as a bad job.

He gives up as a bad job and decides to try something else.

I decided to give up on my dream of becoming a professional musician.

After facing a major setback, she had to pick herself up off the floor and start over.

She pulled herself up by her bootstraps and achieved great success.