How is “go up” used?

In Brief Encounter (1945), one line is: “l take over for him once a week. He goes up to London...”

Which movie is “go up” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Brief Encounter (1945).

go up

to move to a higher place, floor, or position; to ascend, climb, or go upstairs; if the price of sth, the temperature, etc. goes up, it becomes higher; to go from one place to another, especially further north or to a city or large town from a smaller place

Heard in 202 movies

Meaning

Editorial50% of films
to move to a higher place, floor, or position; to ascend, climb, or go upstairs
Oxford10% of films
if the price of sth, the temperature, etc. goes up, it becomes higher
Oxford5% of films
to go from one place to another, especially further north or to a city or large town from a smaller place

In the movies · 202

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Creed2015

anything goes
as people, things, go
be going on
be going to do
don't go doing
enough to be going on with
go all out for
go and do
go off on one
go on
a lot, nothing, going for you
no go

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

l take over for him once a week. He goes up to London...

Brief Encounter (1945)23:49

Said in 8 films · #1