up the apples and pears

The phrase "up the apples and pears" is a Cockney rhyming slang that means "up the stairs." Cockney rhyming slang is a playful language used by some people in the East End of London, where certain words or phrases are substituted with rhyming words or phrases. In this case, "apples and pears" rhymes with "stairs," leading to the creation of the expression.