Post on 18-Dec-2014
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Phrasal Verbs with ‘Up’
By Paola
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Back up
Back up:
Give support
Back up: Move backwards,
reverse
Ex:
You need examples to back up your opinion.
Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer
Bear up
Bear up: Withstand
Ex:
I didn’t think he would bear up so well in that situation
Blow Up
Blow up: Explode
Blow up: Suddenly become
very angry
Ex:
The bomb blew up before the could defuse it
When Joan heard the news, she blew up and rushed out of the room
Break up
Break up: Disperse (a crowd),
stop (a fight)
Break up: End a relationship
Ex:
The police broke the demonstration up before it got out of controlSam and Diana broke up again. What a rocky relationship
Burn up
Burn up: Be hot
Burn up: Consume by fire
Burn up: Destroy by fire
Ex:I’m burning up in here! open the window
The papers were burned up in the fire
He burnt up the files
Cheer up
Cheer up: Make someone feel
cheerful
Cheer up: Become cheerful
Chew up: Chew into small
pieces
ExThe party really cheered me up
Cheer up, everything will be all right
The dog chewed up my shoe
Close up
Close up: Close temporarily
Ex:They are closing the ski resort up for the summer
Catch usp
Catch up: Make up for lost time
Catch up with: Speed up to be at the
same place as a person or thing in front of you
Catch up on: Become up to date
Ex:I will never catch up. I am too behind in my work
I had to run to catch up with the others
I need to catch up on world events. I haven't seen the news in ages.
Check up
Check up on: Investigate someone
or something
Ex:The police are checking up on the bomb threats
Come up
Come up to: Approach, to equal
Come up with: Produce or create
(an idea a plan)
Ex:Terry really came through for us in the endThe Job offer didn't come up to her expectation
Count up
Count up: Add
Ex:Count the change up and see how much we have
Dress up
Dress up: Decorate
Dress up Wear elegant clothes
Ex:You could dress this house up with some bright colors
She always dresses up at work
Fill up
Fill up: Fil to the top
Ex:Fill the car up with unleaded gas, please.
Get up
Get up: Couse someone to
rise (from a sitting position or a lying position)
Get up: Rise (from sitting
position r a bed)
Ex:Ahmed got Abdul up at 5:30 in the morning by turning the music up really loud
What time did you get up this morning
Give up
Give up: Surrender something
Give up: surrender
Ex:The police told the thief to give his gun up
Never give up learning English
Grow up
Grow up: Mature
Ex:Your brother needs to grow up and start thinking about his future
Hang up
Hang up: Suspend (clothes on
a hanger)
Hang up: Put down the
telephone receiver
Ex:You can hang your jacket up in the front closet
Don't you hang up. I'm going to change phones
Hold up
Hold up: Delay (a flight,
traffic)
Hold up: Rob (a bank, a
person) with a weapon
Ex:The accident held traffic up for a hour
Five men held the bank up yesterday
Keep up
Keep up: Stay on the required
schedule
Keep up. Continue
Ex:You have to keep up if you want to work here
You are doing a great job! Keep it up
Let up
Let up:Weaken in intensity
Ex:I told her No a thousand times, but she wont let up
Light up
Light up: Illuminate
Light up: To smoke
Ex:Let’s get some candles to light this room up
Do you have to light up another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut down
Look up
Look up: Search for (in a
dictionary)
Look up: Locate and visit
Look up to: Respect, admire
someone
Ex:I takes time look up new vocabulary words
If you ever travel to California, you should look me up
He looks up to his father
Make up
Make up: Invent (a story)
Make up:Complete what was missed
Make up: Put on cosmetics
Make up: reconcile
Ex:Don't believe anything she always makes things to do
Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam i missed yesterday
It takes me 10 minutes to make my face up
You two have been friends for so long that i think you should make up
Pass up
Pass up: Not take advantage
(of an opportunity)
Ex:I can’t believe she passed up the opportunity to study in Rome
Pick up
Pick up: Learn something
without effort
Pick up: Come and get
someone in a car
Ex:Its possible to pick up enough English in two weeks to get by on your trip to L.A
What time are you going to pick me up
Put up
Put up: Have a guess stay in
your house for a short time
Ex:Can you put me up while I'm in town
Ring up
Ring up: telephone
Ex:Jack rung me up last night al 3:00 in the morning
Set up
Set up: Arrange a
relationship
Set up: Falsely incriminate a
person
Ex:My mom set me up with her friend’s son
I don't think he killed those men. Somebody set him up
Settle up
Settle up: Pay one’s debts
Ex:We need to settle up before you move
Shut up
Shut up: Make quiet
Ex:Would someone shut him up! He’s talking so loudly that we’re going to get in trouble