I heard this in a movie:
The kids are grateful. They're gonna have you up to visit next month.
Is have somebody up to do something idiomatic?
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2I can't hear it now, but: to have someone up means to have them visit, a place that is either high up, like up a mountain, OR someone from a state that is to the south of where the speakers are. For example, if you live in Minnesota, you might say: I have guests [who have come] up from the South. So: They're gonna have you [come ] up to visit next month. Another: Our friends were up [had come up] from Paris or Moscow or New York. It means: you are to the north of the place.– LambieCommented Feb 16, 2018 at 19:34
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We will have you
in ... for example, to meet with us (interview, sales pitch, whatever)
out ... out to where we are, for a visit / meeting / interview /presentation
up ... up to where we are (in a high-rise building, or to a place north of you) for a visit
over ... to where we are, perhaps for dinner or drinks / entertainment of some kind
down ... to where we are, perhaps to a beach-house, for a weekend stay
