choose up sb/sth
phrasal verbwithchooseverb[IorT]uk/tʃuːz/us/tʃuːz/chose|chosen
USinformal
tochooseateamfor agame,especiallyaninformalone :
Atschoolwe would go out onto theplaygroundandchooseupsidestoplayfootball.
He was often the last onepickedwhenstudentschoseupsidesfor after-schoolsports.
USinformal
todecidewhichsideyousupportin afightorargument:
When it comes to the lastcoupleofweeksof thepresidentialrace, we'llchooseupsidesandfighteach other.
Nothingremotelyusefulcan beaccomplishedby makinglistsandchoosingupsides.
Sports & games generally
- battleship
- board sport
- buildering
- choose
- classic
- contact sport
- cross-country
- defensive
- defensively
- endurance
- game
- high jinks
- parasport
- parkour
- pickup
- pre-game
- pre-match
- snooker
- sport
- the first person
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