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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were up on" is not grammatically correct.
However, you can use the phrase "were up to" instead, meaning to be actively engaged in something. For example: "What were you up to this morning?".
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And the next moment, they were up on screen".
January bookings were up on the same month last year.
Others were up on the roofs, walls and trees".
We were up on top of the ferry.
And while pharmaceutical stocks were up on positive earnings news, I.B.M. and Caterpillar dropped.
People started paying attention when we were up on the air dollar for dollar with Abraham".
Operating profits and underwriting performance were up on a year earlier.
Some people were up on their roofs with hammers and nails.
The cyclists who were up on the hill will never know.
It seemed that they were up on top of the world here.
Seven months later, photovoltaic panels were up on the roof and producing solar power.
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