Meaning of "up a tree" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UP A TREE

up a tree

TRANSLATION OF UP A TREE

Find out the translation of up a tree to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of up a tree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «up a tree» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 上树
• Translator English - Spanish: a un árbol
• English: up a tree
• Translator English - Hindi: एक पेड़
• Translator English - Arabic: فوق شجرة
• Translator English - Russian: до дерева
• Translator English - Portuguese: cima de uma árvore
• Translator English - Bengali: একটি গাছ আপ
• Translator English - French: un arbre
• Translator English - Malay: Sehingga pokok
• Translator English - German: auf einen Baum
• Translator English - Japanese: ツリーアップ
• Translator English - Korean: 나무 위로
• Translator English - Javanese: Munggah wit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lên một cây
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒரு மரம் வரை
• Translator English - Marathi: एक झाड अप
• Translator English - Turkish: Ağaç dikmek
• Translator English - Italian: su un albero
• Translator English - Polish: w górę drzewa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: до дерева
• Translator English - Romanian: într-un copac
• Translator English - Greek: πάνω σε ένα δέντρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ´n boom
• Translator English - Swedish: upp ett träd
• Translator English - Norwegian: opp i et tre

3 QUOTES WITH «UP A TREE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word up a tree.

1

Andrew Cohen

To campaign against colonialism is like barking up a tree that has already been cut down.

2

Tom Felton

The only time I can really relax is up a tree or somewhere outside. I love being outside.

3

Francis Spufford

Christianity is a religion of continuity and discontinuity as well. It's about what stays the same and what changes in the twinkling of an eye. Both are necessary truths, but sometimes it's important to accentuate the discontinuity, the sudden leap, the way you go up a tree, Zacchaeus, and come down a saint.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP A TREE»

Discover the use of up a tree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to up a tree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cat Up a Tree

Worried when she spots a cat up a tree, Nana Quimby frantically rings the firehouse for help, only to discover that the firemen no longer rescue cats in trees.

Ann Hassett, 1998

Up a tree

A cat finds himself up a tree and won't come down until supper passes him by.

Ed Young, 1983

Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog

Benton Kirby is in a spot of bother... His life hasn't exactly gone to plan. This is hardly surprising, however, as he never really had one in the first place.

Paul Robert Smith, 2009

Horse Up a Tree: Yellow/

When Horse went up a tree one day, he didn't think about how to get down again - and now he's stuck. The sheep, the ducks, the hens and Farmer come to help him in this comical tale by Martin Waddell.

Martin Waddell, 2006

Three Up a Tree

Lolly wangles her way into Spider and Sam's new tree house by promising to tell the boys a story, and soon everyone is telling tales

James Marshall, 2009

Up a Tree with Tatie Wee: A Life Adventure

Nicknamed Tatie Wee as a child, Kathryn Fisher is a spunky lady with attitude. An extraordinary adventure in living, Up a Tree with Tatie Wee explodes in a colorful mosaic of vivid personalities, historic benchmarks, and bizarre events.

Kathryn M. Fisher, 2002

Cow Up a Tree

The cow has the sulks and climbs up a tree. How will the family get milk for their tea? Suggested level: junior.

Joy Cowley, 2000

Cat Up a Tree: A Story in Poems

A series of poems describe the reactions of various characters--from a young girl and her father to a fireman to a robin to the cat itself--when a cat climbs a tree.

‎1998

Kitten Up a Tree

A curious kitten's adventure leaves her stuck in a tree, until her mother comes to the rescue.

Keiko Kanao, 1987

Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea

This book reviews the natural history and biology of tree-kangaroos from the time of their first discovery by Europeans in the jungles of West Papua in 1826 right up to the present day, covering the latest research being conducted in ...

Roger Martin, 2005

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP A TREE»

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Police tracking Gray man find him hiding high up a tree

GRAY — A police K-9 team tracked a Gray man, who had fled from police, to his hiding spot 50 feet up in a tree early Wednesday morning. Police charged ... «Press Herald, Apr 15»

Man gives up golf course protest after falling out of tree he was living in

Two protesters went up a tree in New Orleans. One came down of their own accord, the other came down a lot faster. "Lloyd" and "Heart," as they were known by ... «SB Nation, Mar 15»

How to buy the perfect Christmas tree

Once cut, trees are surprisingly delicate and need the same sort of care that ... But if you prefer to put up a tree closer to Christmas, a spruce should last the 12 ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

Wash. hunter chased up tree, bitten by black bear

A Washington state hunter is recovering after surviving an attack by an angry black bear that chased him up a tree, chomped down on his leg and clawed him ... «Fox News, Sep 14»

Border collie gets stuck up a tree after going out on limb chasing …

Cats getting stuck up a tree can be quite a common tale — but police in Iowa were surprised when they answered a call about a Border collie being stuck 10 feet ... «New York Daily News, Aug 13»

Group were hunted down by tigers after they unwittingly killed a tiger …

A holy man uttering a special chant succeeded today in calming a group of snarling tigers that had chased five men up a tree, leaving them trapped there for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 13»