up and left
Abruptly went away
Up and left describes a diagonal direction combining upward and leftward movement.
In interfaces and games, it indicates the upper-left corner or trajectory: Press up and left to move diagonally.
The phrase can describe someone who departed abruptly: He just up and left without saying goodbye—though this second sense properly parses as "up" (suddenly) plus "left" (departed).
- departedHaving left
- walked outExited abruptly in protest
- northwestIntercardinal direction
- fledEscaped from danger
- cut and runAbandon situation hastily
quit · diagonal · absconded · jumped ship · escaped · abandoned · forsook · arrow · vector · eye · quadrant · vanished · trajectory · coordinate plane · hand · corner · disappeared · ascent
commitment/presence
up and leftstayed put
Continued in place
stuck around · remained · stayed · dug in · settled in
left, upon, upper, update, uplift, upgrade, leftover, upward, leftovers