"up there" meaning in English

See up there in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} up there, {{en-PP}} up there
  1. In a position of prominence or importance.
    Sense id: en-up_there-en-prep_phrase-yfEpWCSr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, there.
    Sense id: en-up_there-en-prep_phrase-bIFrTzy7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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