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Phrasal Verbs with Up with the meaning first Flashcards

1
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To add a group of numbers together until you reach a final sum

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Add 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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Support or help someone

“The rebels backed up their demands”

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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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Back up

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To explode

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

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To blow up

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When you separate from your boyfriend or girlfriend

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Break up or split 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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Brighten up

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Look after a child until it grows up, usually children

“They brough their children up to be responsible adults”.

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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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Bring up

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10
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Make a business bigger, to develop contacts or a presence in the market

“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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Build up

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12
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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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13
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Make somebody very angry

“The way he treats me really burns me up”

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Burn up

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14
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Telephone

1-“I’m going to call up and cancel my subscription”. 2-“The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood”.

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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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Call up

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16
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To 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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17
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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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18
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To do something that you have not been able to do recently

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

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Catch 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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Check-up

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20
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To make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing

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

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Check-up

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21
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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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Cheer up

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22
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To chew something until it breaks into smaller pieces

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Chew up

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23
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Cut into small pieces

“Can you chop up some carrots for me?”

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Chop up

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To clean a house (or another physical space, like an office or school) until it is extremely clean

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Clean up

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25
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Something happens unexpectedly

“I’m afraid I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. Something has come up.”

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Come up

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26
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To laugh so hard it hurts. Almost like you feel you are going to break!

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Crack up

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27
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To cut something into pieces

“The teacher cut up some paper to play a game with his class”.

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Cut up

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28
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To remove something from the ground that has been buried or planted

“You need to dig up that plant and move it”

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Dig up

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29
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Used when we find hidden information or facts by searching carefully

“They found my Facebook page and dug up a 20-years old photo of me holding a beer”

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Dig up

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30
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Distribute

“We can divide up the commission among the sales staff”

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Divide up

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31
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Force up prices or costs

“The uncertainty in the markets is dividing labors costs”

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Divide up

32
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Repair and decorate a house, etc.

“He makes money by buying old houses and doing them up”.

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Do up

33
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Arrange hair so that it’s tight or fastened close

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Do up

34
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Fasten up

“Do you know how to do up your seat belt?”

A

Do up

35
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If a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops

“The cab drew up outside the house”.

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Draw up

36
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Prepare a written document

“They agreed to draw up a formal agreement”.

A

Draw up

37
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If a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops

“The cab drew up outside the house”.

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Draw up

38
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To invent a new plan or an idea by using a lot of imagination

“The police can’t just dream up a reason to arrest them”.

A

Dream up

39
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To wear a fancy dress, a costume to disguise yourself

“He dressed up as a pirate, for the party”

A

Dress up

40
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Put on clothes

“There’s no need to dress up—come as you are”.

A

Dress up

41
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To drink until your glass is empty

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Drink up

42
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To become completely dry

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Dry up

43
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To eat until your plate is empty

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Eat up

44
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Repair

“They fixed up the house before they move in”.

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Fix up

45
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To wash your face, brush your teeth and change your clothes, usually when you get back from work or school

“My mom and dad like to freshen up after they get back from the office”.

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Freshen up

46
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To wake up and get out of bed

“I usually get up ap 6am”

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Get up

47
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To stop trying; to quit somenthing

“Learning the piano is very difficult, but I’m not going to give up”

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Give up

48
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To become an adult

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Grow up

49
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To put down the phone

“After I hung up the phone, I realized I had forgotten to say something”.

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Hang up

50
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To warm something until it is hot

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Heat up

51
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To cause a delay, to make someone late or to stop something from happening

“My train was held up”

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Hold up

52
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When it stops raining, snowing or when someone stops doing something annoying

“The rain finally let up at about 2pm”

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Let up

53
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To look for information until it appears

“Google is a great tool for looking up information”.

A

Look up

54
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When we try to find a particular piece of information in a dictionary or on the internet

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Look up

“I looked up the meaning of the expression”

55
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1-to put on lipstick, blush and other cosmetics; 2- invent, lie about something

1-“Have you finished making yourself up?” 2-“She likes making up stories”.

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Make up

56
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When two or more people come together

“I have to go now, but I’ll meet up with you later”.

A

Meet up

57
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To stop keeping a secret and finally tell the truth

“I knew Linda was keeping a secret; After I asked her about it a few times, she finally owned up”.

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Own up

58
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To stop working; usually used for technology

“My speakers have been playing up recently. I’m not sure what’s wrong with them”.

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Play up

59
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To rip something into pieces

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Rip up or tear up

60
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To keep money for something in the future

She is saving up all her money to buy a new car next year”

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Save up

61
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To start a new business, to prepare my new business

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Set up

62
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To arrive or appear somewhere

“What time are you going to show up/turn up at the party?”

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Show up

63
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To sit straight and not slouch

“Teachers often need to remind their students to sit up in their chairs”.

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Sit up

64
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Speak louder

A

Speak up

65
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To become faster or increase in speed

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Speed up

66
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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

1-“They’re looking for ways to spice up their sex life”. 2-“Growing herbs is an easy way to spice up your meals”.

A

Spice up

67
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To stop sitting and stand on your feet

“When the subway is crowded, you often need to stand up”.

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Stand up

68
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To describe something in a very positive way, exaggerating the good qualities

“Jeff really talks up that restaurant. I hope it’s as good as he says”.

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Talk up

69
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To join two people or groups together to work on a project or a goal

“You can team up with another colleague if you want”.

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Team up

70
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To increase intentionally and in a bad way

“That boy is always stirring up trouble in class”.

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Stir up

71
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To lie or create a falsehood (untruth)

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Trump up

72
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To increase the volume of something

“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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Turn up

73
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To use all of something so that there is none left

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Use up

74
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To make something warmer

“The morning sun warmed up the room”.

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Warm up

75
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Back up

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Support or help someone

76
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Back up

A

Support or help someone

77
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Put on clothes

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Dress up

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