The kicks up the bottom were well-deserved.

Despite the odds, she managed to come up trumps and win the competition.

She was up to her elbows in work and couldn't take a break.

She can do 10 girl push-ups in a row.

She couldn't do a single girl push-up.

She pushes up daisies in her garden.

She pushed up daisies in her garden.

Their one-up-womanships were getting out of control.

They engaged in one-up-manships to prove their superiority.

His constant bragging is just another form of one-up-manship.