Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wake up and smell the ashes

present participle of wake up and smell the ashes

past participle of wake up and smell the ashes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bark up the wrong tree

simple past tense and past participle of bark up the wrong tree

simple past tense of know which end is up

present participle of know which end is up

past participle of know which end is up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of know which end is up

(idiomatic) To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only by one's own efforts or abilities.