go upstairs

      English

      Etymology

      From the practice of the third umpire having a room with an elevated position.

      Verb

      go upstairs (third-person singular simple present goes upstairs, present participle going upstairs, simple past and past participle gone upstairs)

      1. Used other than as an idiom: see go,‎ upstairs.
      2. (cricket, of an umpire) To request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)
      Last modified on 11 June 2013, at 07:10