go upstairs
Head to upper
Go upstairs means to climb to an upper floor of a building: I'm going upstairs to bed.
Figuratively, it can mean to appeal to higher authority or escalate a matter through organizational hierarchy: If your manager won't help, go upstairs.
In sports, going upstairs means throwing or hitting high: The pitcher went upstairs with a fastball.
- stepsSequential actions in process
- landingDescent's final moment
- second floorLevel above ground
- upper levelHigher story of building
- come upArise or occur
up the stairs · climb · stair climbing · loft · footfall · ascend · elevator · attic · stairway · take the stairs · tread · go up · mezzanine · banister · rise · upward · railing · carpeted
vertical direction of movement
go upstairsdescend
Move to lower position
go down · climb down · come down · go below