
upsy daisy



IDIOM
upsy-daisy interjection. [ʌpsɪ'deɪzi, ʌpsǝ-] colloq. Also oops-a-daisy [u:psǝ'deɪzi], ups-a-daisy, upsidaisy.
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English Dictionary upsy-daisy exclamation - said when you have fallen down, dropped something, etc. or when somebody else has
Word Originmid 19th cent.: alteration of earlier up-a-daisy; compare with lackadaisical.
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IdiomsUpsy-daisy!{adv. phr.} - A popular exclamation used when just about anything is lifted, particularly a small child raised to his or her highchair or bed.
"Upsee-daisy!" the nurse said with a smile on her face, as she lifted the baby from its bed. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲