write up

write up idiom
  1. Write a report or description, as for publication, as in She's been writing up these local concerts for years. [Early 1400s]
  2. Overvalue an asset, as in That accountant is always writing up our equipment, forgetting depreciation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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