step right up

phrase

chiefly US
—used to invite people to gather around to see a show or to buy things
Step right up and see the world's greatest magic show!

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So, step right up to the plate and brace yourself for one hell of a swing. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 July 2026 There are, of course, a number of ways to do this, one of which is to simply step right up and toss the potato into the hole. — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 In 1869, swindler George Hull pitched a tent in upstate New York and charged people 50 cents to step right up and view the remains of a petrified giant. — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024 Hurry, hurry, step right up to an ice cream truck for all ages. — Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 The Badlands, the snakelike highways, the rippling sunsets step right up and strike their poses, but unselfconsciously. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023 Enter Email Sign Up To which the Bruins only would be too glad to say, step right up, Georgii. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023

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