芸げい者しゃを上あげる

expression, ichidan verb

call in a geisha; hire a geisha

Used when someone arranges for a geisha to attend a party or gathering. The verb 上げる here carries the sense of 'bringing in' or 'summoning'.

• 宴えん会かいのために芸げい者しゃを上あげることにした。

  We decided to call in a geisha for the banquet.

• 昔むかしは料りょう亭ていでよく芸げい者しゃを上あげて楽たのしんだものだ。

  In the old days, people often enjoyed themselves by hiring geisha at traditional restaurants.