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Phrasal Verbs with Up A-Z Flashcards

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Add up

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To add a group of numbers together until you reach a final sum

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Back up

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Support or help someone

“The rebels backed up their demands”

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Back up

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To say that something (usually traffic or an order) was obstructed or delayed

“Traffic was starting to back up in both directions”.

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Back up

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Cause to move backwards

“You can back up two feet or so”

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Blow up

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To explode

“When the students mixed the wrong chemicals together, the experiment blew up”.

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Break up or split up

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When you separate from your boyfriend or girlfriend

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Brighten up

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When the weather improves, or when your mood improves

“It rained all week, but on Saturday the weather finally brightened up”.

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Bring up

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1-look after a child until it grows up, usually children.

1-“They brough their children up to be responsible adults”. 3-“Bring it up at the meeting!”

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Bring up

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To introduce a new topic in a conversation or discussion

The boss said that if the employees had questions, they could bring them up in the meeting”

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Brush up

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Improve or refine

“I have to brush up my English before my job interview”.

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Build up

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Make a business bigger, to develop contacts or a presence in the market

1-“We have built up the business over the years and it now employs over 20 people”.

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Build up

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Increase over time

“It’s important to build your muscle strength up over time”.

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Burn up

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Destroy something completely with fire

“The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth’s atmosphere”.

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Burn up

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Make somebody very angry

“The way he treats me really burns me up”

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Call up

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Telephone

“I’m going to call up and cancel my subscription”.

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Call up

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Bring back to your mind

“The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood”.

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Catch up

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Reach somebody who’s in front of you

“Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you”.

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Catch up

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Reach the same level or standard as somebody who was better or more advanced

“After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others”

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Catch up

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To do something that you have not been able to do recently

“Recently, I’ve had a lot of a science homework. This weekend I need to catch up on my reading for English Class”

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Check-up

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To make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing

“My parents are always checking up on me”.

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Check up

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Obtain information about somebody or something to find out if something is true or correct

“I need to check up on a few things before I can decide”.

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Cheer up

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to feel better or to make someone feel better

“Susannah was in a bad mood, but she cheered up after spending time with her friends”.

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Chew up

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To chew something until it breaks into smaller pieces

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Chop up

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Cut into small pieces

“Can you chop up some carrots for me?”

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**Clean up**
To clean a house (or another physical space, like an office or school) until it is extremely clean.
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**Come up**
Something happens unexpectedly ## Footnote *“I’m afraid I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. Something has come up.”*
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**Crack up**
To laugh so hard it hurts. Almost like you feel you are going to break!
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**Cut up**
To cut something into pieces ## Footnote *“The teacher cut up some paper to play a game with his class”.*
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**Dig up**
To remove something from the ground that has been buried or planted ## Footnote *"You need to dig up that plant and move it"*
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**Dig up**
Used when we find hidden information or facts by searching carefully ## Footnote *"They found my Facebook page and dug up a 20-years old photo of me holding a beer".*
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**Divide up**
Distribute ## Footnote *"We can divide up the commission among the sales staff”.*
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**Divide up**
Force up the prices or costs ## Footnote *"The uncertainty in the markets is dividing up labor costs"*
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**Do up**
Fasten up ## Footnote *“Do you know how to do up your seat belt?” *
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**Do up**
Arrange hair so that it’s tied or fastened close
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**Do up**
To remodel something, such as a house, or to get dresed in a fancy way ## Footnote *"On Friday nights, my friends and I like to do ourselves up"*
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**Draw up**
If a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops. ## Footnote *"The cab drew up outside the house".*
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**Draw up**
Prepare a written document ## Footnote *"They agreed to draw up a formal agreement"*
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**Dream up**
To invent a new plan or an idea by using a lot of imagination. ## Footnote *"The police can’t just dream up a reason to arrest them".*
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**Dress up**
1-to wear a fancy dress, a costume to disguise yourself; 2-put on clothes ## Footnote *1-“He dressed up as a pirate, for the party” 2-“There’s no need to dress up—come as you are”.*
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**Drink up**
To drink until your glass is empty.
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**Dry up**
To become completely dry
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**Eat up**
To eat until your plate is empty
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**Freshen up**
To wash your face, brush your teeth and change your clothes, usually when you get back from work or school ## Footnote *“My mom and dad like to freshen up after they get back from the office”.*
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**Get up**
To wake up and get out of bed ## Footnote *“I usually get up ap 6am"*
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**Give up**
To stop trying; to quit somenthing ## Footnote *"Learning the piano is very difficult, but I'm not going to give up"*
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**Grow up**
To become an adult (literally, to grow until you finish growing).
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**Hang up**
to put down the phone ## Footnote *“After I hung up the phone, I realized I had forgotten to say something”.*
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**Heat up**
To warm something until it is hot
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**Hold up**
To cause a delay, to make someone late or to stop something from happening ## Footnote *"My train was held up"*
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**Hold up**
To have to wait ## Footnote *"We were held up in traffic for four hours"*
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**Hurry up**
To do something faster ## Footnote *"Could you please hurry up"*
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**Keep up**
Continue at the same rate ## Footnote "Slow down! I can't keep up".
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**Let up**
When it stops raining, snowing or when someone stops doing something annoying ## Footnote *"The rain finally let up at about 2pm"*
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**Liven up**
To make something funnier. ## Footnote *"Let's liven this party up with a game*"
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**Look up**
To look for information until it appears ## Footnote *“Google is a great tool for looking up information”.*
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**Look up**
When we try to find a particular piece of information in a dictionary or on the internet. ## Footnote *"I looked up the meaning of the expression"*
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**Make up**
To put on lipstick, blush and other cosmetics ## Footnote *"Have you finished making yourself up?"*
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**Make up**
When we invent a story, excuse or explanation in order to deceive someone; to lie ## Footnote "*I don't believe you. You're making it up"*
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**Meet up**
When two or more people come together ## Footnote *"I have to go now, but I’ll meet up with you later".*
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**Open up**
Start talking freely about something ## Footnote *"She hates to open up and discuss her feelings"*
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**Own up**
To stop keeping a secret and finally tell the truth ## Footnote *“I knew Linda was keeping a secret; After I asked her about it a few times, she finally owned up”.*
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**Pass out**
To not take the opportunity ## Footnote *"We can't pass out this chance of increasing productivity"*
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**Pick up**
To improve over time ## Footnote *"My health has picked up over the past few days*
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**Play up**
To stop working; usually used for technology ## Footnote *“My speakers have been playing up recently. I'm not sure what's wrong with them”.*
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**Rip up or tear up**
To rip something into pieces
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**Save up**
To keep money for something in the future ## Footnote *She is saving up all her money to buy a new car next year"*
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**Set up**
To start a new business, to prepare my new business
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**Show up or turn up**
To arrive or appear somewhere ## Footnote *“What time are you going to show up/turn up at the party?”*
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**Sit up**
To sit straight and not slouch ## Footnote *“Teachers often need to remind their students to sit up in their chairs”.*
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**Speak up**
Speak louder
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**Speed up**
To become faster or increase in speed
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**Spice up**
1-used when we want to make something more interesting or more exciting; 2-when we want to give food more flavor by adding spices. ## Footnote *1-"They’re looking for ways to spice up their sex life". 2-"Growing herbs is an easy way to spice up your meals".*
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**Stand up**
To stop sitting and stand on your feet ## Footnote *“When the subway is crowded, you often need to stand up”.*
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**Start up**
To start something new ## Footnote *"They've started up a new division in Southern Europe"*
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**Take up**
Start ## Footnote *"Have you taken up new hobies lately"*
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**Talk up**
To describe something in a very positive way, exaggerating the good qualities ## Footnote *“Jeff really talks up that restaurant. I hope it's as good as he says”.*
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**Team up**
To join two people or groups together to work on a project or a goal ## Footnote *"You can team up with another colleague if you want".*
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**To stir up**
To increase intentionally and in a bad way ## Footnote *"That boy is always stirring up trouble in class".*
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**Trump up**
To lie or create a falsehood (untruth)
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**Turn up**
To increase the volume of something ## Footnote *“When the subway is crowded, you often need to stand up" “Can you turn up the music? It's not loud enough”.*
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**Use up**
To use all of something so that there is none left
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**Warm up**
To make something warmer ## Footnote *"The morning sun warmed up the room".*
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**Write up**
Write a report ## Footnote *"It'll take him at least a week to write up his findings"*

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