Phrasal verbs with up. Phrasal verbs with the preposition up
Who doesn't know this verb? Only those who did not learn English. Although they, most likely, he somewhere caught the eye. But about the variety of meanings of the verb do you can talk for a long time.
Let's take a look do in phrasal verbs.
So.
do away with (smth or smb)
1) = to put an end to smth - get rid of something, put an end to something.
- sooner or later we will do away with these rules. “Sooner or later, these rules will be done away with.
- I think you should do away with drink. “I think you should stop drinking. (By the way, on this topic, you can give another example with a phrasal verb: I have good news! Jim is giving up the bottle! - I have good news! Jim stops drinking!
2) = to kill - kill
- Tony is accused of having done away with his new wife. Tony is accused of murdering his new wife.
- She did away with last night herself “She committed suicide last night.
do in (smb or smth) (slang)
1) = to kill or kill
- You know, I have an obsessive thought that someone wants to do me in. “You know, I have an obsessive thought that someone wants to kill me.
- Last week my wealthy neighbor who lived alone was done in. “Last week, someone killed my rich neighbor who lived alone.
2) = to exhaust or to be exhausted - tire, exhaust; feel exhausted, powerless.
- The training was very hard. I'm really done in and want to rest. – The training was very tiring. I'm terribly tired and I want to rest.
- This overtime work will do me in one day. “Sooner or later, this overtime work will get me down.
3) = to hurt - injure
- Last weekend I did my back in working in the garden. I hurt my back while working in the garden last weekend.
- My clumsy friend Josh fell off the ladder and did in his head. My clumsy buddy Josh fell down the stairs and hit his head.
do out (smth)
1) = to design (a house, a room) using special style; to paint or wallpaper - decorate or decorate (house or room) in any style
- I want to redecorate my bedroom. Next week I'll do it out in a Scandinavian style. I want to update my bedroom. Next week I will decorate it in the Scandinavian style.
- My new kitchen is done out in Dutch tiles. The walls and floor in my new kitchen are tiled.
2) = to clean or make tidy - do cleaning
- Since you have a baby, you have to do out the nursery every day. Since now you have a small child, you have to clean the children's room every day.
- She's just cleaned her little room and now it's absolutely done out. She has just cleaned her little room, and now it is sparkling clean.
do up (smth)
1) = to repair - repair (building)
- Tony's grandfather did up their old hovel and now it is like new! Tony's grandfather renovated their old shack and now it's like new!
- We're going to have our house done up this summer. We are going to hire workers to renovate our house.
2) = to wrap - pack, wrap
- The gift was done up in colorful paper. The gift was wrapped in bright paper.
- please, do this parcel up in a waterproof packing. – Please wrap this package with waterproof material.
3) = to fasten or to be fastened - fasten or tie (buttons, zipper or laces); have a clasp
- please, do up your coat, it's very cold outside. - Button up your coat, please. It is very cold outside.
- Do up your shoelaces or you'll plop down right here! "Tie your shoelaces or you'll fall right here!"
- Look at her! She's done her skirt up the wrong way. - Just look at her! She didn't button up her skirt.
4) = to smarten oneself up or to beautify - preen, dress up; do hair or styling
- When I came, Martha was doing herself up in front of the big mirror. - When I entered, Martha was twirling in front of a large mirror, preening.
- Her long blond hair was done up in a tight plate. Her long blonde hair was tied into a tight braid.
- I have to do up in the best way for the party. Nick is going to be there. “I just have to look my best at the party. Nick will be there!
can do with (smb or smth) = to find useful smth, need smth - want something; need something (a phrase without a clear translation, but meaning “wouldn’t hurt”, “wouldn’t refuse”)
- I can do with a cup of strong coffee. I won't say no to a cup of strong coffee.
- Your hair is very long and untidy. It can do with a haircut. “Look how messy your hair is. You need to cut your hair.
- I think for breakfast we could do with ham and eggs. “I think ham and eggs would suit us all for breakfast.”
- Yeah, this room could do with doing out. “Yeah, this room could do with some cleaning. (do out, remember?)
can do without (smb or smth) = 1) to manage without - do without someone or something
- Mr Gray, my sweetheart, how can I do without you? - My dearly beloved, Mr. Grey, how can I live without you?
- I can't do without my guitar and rock music! – I can't live without my guitar and rock!
- This flower can't do without water. This flower needs water.
- Hey, this old fan is broken. – Throw it away. I can do without it. “Listen, this old fan is broken. Throw it away, I can do without it.
[ up ]032 [Ap] a - 1) going up; 2) bound for a major center/city or on North; 3) growing, rising; 4) effervescent(about drinks).
adv - decree. on: 1) movement a) bottom to top up, up, also prefixed under-, he went up he went upstairs, will you carry the box up ? please take this box upstairs, to fly up take off, look up look up , hands up ! hands up!; b) V(to the city, the capital, to the center); V) in, on, deep(inland, territory, from south to north, to the top of the river), up the country inland;
2) finding- A) above, above, what are you doing up there ? what are you doing up there?, the plane is up aircraft (is) in the air , high up in the air high in the air/in the sky , up there up there, half way up half way up , the sun is up the sun rose; b) above, above(above some level), he lives three stores / floors up he lives three floors up , the river is up the water level has risen ; c) in (being in the city, capital, center); d) in (inland or to the north);
3) repositioning, from horizontal to vertical, from sitting to standing, to get up get up(from bed) get up(from chair) to sit up sit down(from lying position) to stand up get up; wakefulness to be up to be awake, he is up he got up;
4) approximation- boy came up a boy came up; closeness or similarity;
5) increase (higher) - cost, the corn is up corn has risen in price ; promotion in rank, rank; in meaning, age 12 up 12 years and older ;
6) emergence, emergence- a) structures, etc., to put up a monument erect a monument ; b) question or conversation; c) excitement of smth. action or process something is up something is going on, something is going on , what's up ? what's the matter?, what happened?, blow up the fire fan the fire, to bring up a new topic raise a new topic ; d) increase in intensity, activity, volume, etc., speak up ! speak louder!, hurry up ! hurry up!, cheer up ! don't be discouraged!;
7) for expiration, his leave is up his vacation is over ;
8) to the completion of the action, to the end, completely, completely, to drink / eat up drink/eat everything (until the end) , to pay up pay, to dig up dig out;
9) has reinforce. meaning, to wake up wake up, to fill up a glass fill a glass .
prep - decree. on: 1) movement a) bottom to top (up) on, in, on, also transmitted by prefixes under-, in-, to go up the ladder To climb up the stairs to climb up a tree climb a tree ; b) along along(when e.g. towards the target), walk up the street walk along the street ; V) deep into(for example, towards the center - countries, scenes, etc.) up the yard deep into the yard; G) up against(for example, to the source), up the river up the river, up the wind against the wind;
2) finding- A) on(on top of something) the cat is up the tree cat sitting on a tree ; b) on, by(farther from the speaker, closer to the center), further up the road further on / down the road ; V) in depth(countries, scenes, etc.), up stage deep in the stage;
3) promotion, success, promotion in rank, rank;
4) combined: up and down - A) back and forth, hither and thither; b) up and down; V) throughout(space, etc.), everywhere, everywhere, here and there.
v - razg. 1) lift up; 2) raise(prices, etc.); 3) get up; 4) increase(output; rates, etc.)
If not, then you probably just didn't realize it. Phrasal verbs are found almost everywhere, you can hear them in many phrases used in conversation every day.
So what is it? For those who do not know, this is the name of a special construction containing a verb and a preposition. At the same time, the preposition is not always translated literally, but in combination with the verb it can form a completely new meaning.
So, in today's article we will analyze several examples of phrasal verbs with the preposition up. As you know, up indicates an upward movement, however, in constructions with verbs, this preposition often loses its original meaning, and the expression takes on a new meaning.
Let's look at a few examples to make it clear.
1. Eat your soup!
2. Eat up your soup!
You noticed that the preposition up appeared in the second sentence. For those who are new to phrasal verbs, they will probably smell something wrong: what does it have to do with up? How can you eat "up"? Yes, it is indeed a very confusing scheme. However, everything falls into place when we learn such a thing as a “phrasal verb”.
In the first sentence, everything is clear, it translates as "Eat your soup!". The second is "Finish your soup." The adverb up, which is part of a phrasal verb, often indicates the completion of an action. Another example of a phrasal verb with the preposition up is “ button up your coat! This phrase is usually said by mothers to their children, so that they fasten their jackets to the end - with all buttons.
Now another example:
1. Helen has invited us to dinner but says we shouldn't bother to dress up.
2. Helen has invited us to dinner but says we shouldn't bother to dress.
The first sentence says that Helen, inviting them to dinner, warned them not to dress up too much, that is, to come in casual clothes. The second sentence may seem very strange, since it means that Helen encourages guests to come to her dinner in what their mother gave birth to. See how just 2 letters can drastically change the meaning of a sentence?
Let's look at the following examples:
1.Andy went
2.Andy went up to his friend to tell him the news.
Again, the difference in the two sentences is visually insignificant. However, the meaning is significantly different. In the first sentence, Andy went to his friend to tell him the news. And in the second case, Andy did not have to go far, as a friend was nearby. He just approached him to tell him the news.
Last example for today:
1. I didn't expect you to wait for me.
2. I didn't expect you to wait up for me.
These sentences are close, but their translation differs. The first sentence means "I didn't think you'd wait for me," and the second means "I didn't expect you to stay up waiting for me to come." The phrasal verb is translated similarly sit up- do not go to bed, stay up late at night, stay awake. For example: Mother, please, don't sit up for me. — Mom, please don't wait until I get back. Get some sleep.
That's not all. I suggest you look at the table, which presents a rather extensive list of phrasal verbs with the preposition up. At the same time, you can immediately see the translation and examples of use.
| Phrasal verb | Translation | Example |
| add up to | equal, match | Your purchases add up to $205.32. (Your purchase was $205.32). |
| back up | unfold, turn over; support | You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. (You will need to turn the car around so I can get out). |
| my wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. (My wife supported my decision to leave my job). | ||
| blow up | explode; inflate | The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. (The racing car exploded after crashing into a fence). |
| We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. (We have to inflate 50 party balloons). | ||
| break up | end a relationship; laugh (informal) | My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. (I broke up with my boyfriend before moving to America). |
| The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. (Children started laughing as soon as the clown started talking). | ||
| bring up | to grow up a child; snatch | my grandparents brought me up after my parents died. (My grandparents raised me after my parents died). |
| He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet. (He drank so much that he threw up in the toilet after breakfast). | ||
| call up | call | Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. (Give me your number and I'll call you when you're in town). |
| catch up | catch up, catch up | You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. (You need to run faster if you want to catch up with Mary). |
| cheer up | have fun; encourage | She cheer up when she heard the good news. (She cheered up when she heard the good news). |
| I brought you some flowers to Cheer you up. (I brought you flowers to cheer you up). | ||
| clean up | tidy up, clean up | Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside. (Please clean your bedroom before you go outside). |
| do up | fasten, close | Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing! (Zip up your jacket before going out. It's snowing!). |
| end up | ultimately decide, do, achieve | We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre. (We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre). |
| fill up | fill to the brim | I always fill the water jug up when it is empty. (I always fill my water pitcher to the brim when it's empty). |
| get up | get out of bed; get up | I got up early today to study for my exam. (I got up early today to study for the exam). |
| You should get up and give the elderly man your seat. (You must get up and give your seat to the elder). | ||
| give up | quit the habit stop trying | I am giving up smoking as of January 1st. (I quit smoking on January 1st). |
| My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up. (My homework was so difficult that I abandoned it). | ||
| grow up | grow up, get older | When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman. (Jack wants to be a fireman when he grows up). |
| hang up | hang up | He didn't say goodbye before he hung up. (He didn't say goodbye before hanging up). |
| keep up | continue at the same pace | If you keep those results up you will get into a great college. (If you keep these results, you will get into a great college). |
| look up | search and find information | We can look her phone number up on the Internet. (We can look up her phone number online). |
| look up to | respect | My little sister has always looked up to me. (My little sister has always respected me). |
| make up | invent, lie; put up with someone; paint | Jess made up a story about why we were late. (Jess made up a story about why we were late). |
| We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast. (We were mad at each other last night but made up over breakfast). | ||
| my sisters made me up for my graduation party. (Sisters made me up for prom). | ||
| mix up | confuse | I mixed up the twins' names again! (I mixed up the names of the twins again!) |
| pass up | reject (usually something good) | I passed up the job because I am afraid of change. (I quit my job because I'm afraid of change). |
| put up with | endure, endure | I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car. (I don't think I can bear three small children in a car). |
| set up | arrange, organize; deceive; set a trap | Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company. (Our boss arranged a meeting with the president of the company). |
| The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera. (Police caught car thief using hidden camera). | ||
| tear up | tear to pieces; increase volume or intensity (of light, temperature, etc.) | I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him. (I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and returned them to him). |
| Can you turn the music up? This is my favorite song. (Can you turn it up? This is my favorite song). | ||
| turn up | appear unexpectedly | Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighborhood. (Our car was unexpectedly found after we hung posters around the area). |
| use up | use up resources | The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more. (Children have used up all the toothpaste, so I need to buy a new one). |
| wake up | wake up | We have to wake up early for work on Monday. (We have to get up early for work on Monday). |
| You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace. (You can warm your feet by the fireplace). | ||
| warm up | raise the temperature warm up (about charging) | I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run. (I always warm up before my run by doing squats). |
Want more phrasal verbs with up? There is a more complete list in
Verbs are made up of a verb and particles:
verb + adverb or verb + preposition or verb + adverb + preposition.
The meaning of phrasal verbs is usually very different from the meaning of the original verbs and prepositions/adverbs.
Phrasal verbs are used mainly in oral and informal speech. The study of phrasal verbs always causes a lot of difficulties, because there are no certain rules in the formation of phrasal verbs, besides, many phrasal verbs, in addition to the direct one, also have a metaphorical meaning.
Part of phrasal verbs is transitive. This means that they are only used together with the speech object, others can be used separately from the speech object. This intransitive phrasal verbs (intransitive verbs).
Phrasal verbs are also divided into separable, if an object can be inserted between the verb and the particle, and inseparable.
separable verb:
Correct: Put on your coat.
Correct: Put your coat on.
inseparable verb:
Correct: Get on a bus
Wrong: Get a bus on
English phrasal verbs with UP, their meanings and examples
Pretext U.P. in English, it is opposite in meaning to the preposition.
The easiest way to use the preposition UP is to indicate the direction of movement (moving up, moving from bottom to top).
Come up - Rise. Come up and enjoy the view from the tallest rooftop in the county.
Get up - Get up. She got up from the chair and walked to the door.
Go up - Rise / Climb. It is best to go up the mountain in the early morning.
Jack up - Raise the car on a lift. Now I have to jack the car up, so I can change th e tire.
Move up - Free up space/Move up. Interest rates are beginning to move up.
Pin up - Pin up. She had his photograph pinned up above her bed.
Put up - Build a house, a fence, a wall. John was in the garden putting up a fence.
Sit up - Sit down. She couldn't sleep, so she sat up and read a book.
Stand up - Get up. A man at the back stood up to ask a question.
Preposition use UP in a figurative sense is close in meaning to a direct one - the direction of movement is up:
Talk up - Praise.
Stand up for - Protect. We should all stand up for our rights.
ENLARGE OR IMPROVE
This meaning is also closely related to the direct meaning of the preposition Up - the direction of movement upwards:
Big up - Exaggerate the value / pump muscles. It was an article bigging up some new writers.
Boil up - "Boil" / Boil. Anger was boiling up inside me.
Buck up - Get wiser, improve. A week at the beach will buck her up.
Build up - Develop/Increase.
Bump up - Increase. She's doing some teaching in the evenings to bump up her income.
Cheer up - Cheer up. I tried to cheer him up, but he just kept staring out of the window
Clean up - Clean up. I'm going to clean up in here this afternoon.
Drive up - Raise the price. The government's policies are driving up interest rates.
Dry up - Dry / dry. The land had dried up and no crops would grow.
Ease up - Calm down / relax. They waited nearly four hours for the storm to ease up.
Dress up - N dress up / put on a fancy dress. Let's dress up as ghosts!
Fold up - Fold up. His clothes were neatly folded up on a chair.
Follow up - P next event, continued. The doctor followed up the surgery with other treatment
Ginger up - Revive. They"ve gingered up the book cover with a new design.
Grow up - grow up. I grew up in Scotland.
Heat up - Warm up. I was just heating up some soup.
Jazz up - Make it more attractive. He jazzed up the food with a spicy sauce.
Liven up - Liven up / Make more attractive. I "m going to liven myself up a little by going for a run
Loosen up - Relax. I do a few stretches to loosen up before I run
Make up - Invent, invent / apply cosmetics. He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework
Man up - Act boldly and convincingly. You need to man up and go get what you want.
Mount up - Grow up over time. The costs are beginning to mount up.
Mop up - Solve a problem / wipe up spilled liquid. He mopped up the milk with a tissue.
Patch up - Fix. Did you manage to patch things up with Kate after your row?
Pep up - Revive. A good night's sleep will pep you up.
Pick up - Improve / collect / quickly learn. Can you pick up some friends of mine on your way to the party?
Polish up - Improve. I really must polish up my Japanese before we visit Japan next year
Price up - Calculate the price. I'll price up the work you asked for and give you a quote.
Run up - Do something fast / live on credit. He ran up a large credit card bill buying Christmas presents.
Rustle up - To do something hastily. Give me a minute and I "ll rustle something up for supper.
Save up - Save up money for something/Store something for future use. She's saving up for a new bike.
Shoot up - Quickly zoom in. Petrol prices have shot up in the last six months.
Speed up - Move quickly. You see drivers speeding up when they should be slowing down.
Step up - Increase. The president has stepped up the pressure on the groups to come to an agreement.
Trade up - Buy something more expensive. Saving is a strategy to trade up from a smaller home to a larger one.
Turn up - Increase volume, temperature. Don't turn the TV up - I'm trying to read.
Wash up - Wash the dishes. I can help cook and wash up
Warm up - Warm up the muscles. Drink this and you'll soon warm up
Whip up - Whip up, wind someone up. Let's whip up a light lunch.
FINISH/FINISH/TERMINATE
Burn up - "Burn" from high temperature. "You"re burning up!" she said, touching his forehead.
Buy up - Redeem. Developers bought up old theaters and converted them into cinemas.
Close up - Close/connect. The owners decided to move and to close up the factory
Drink up - Drink everything. I gave the cat some milk and she drank it all up.
Eat up - Eat everything. Be a good boy and eat up your vegetables.
End up - End up with something unplanned. He ended up living in New Zealand.
Give up - Give up the habit / give up / end the relationship. His wife finally persuaded him to give up smoking.
Fill up - Fill to the top. He filled up the tank with petrol.
Hang up - hang up, end the call. Greg hung up and sat back in his chair.
Live up - Meet expectations. Did the trip live up to your expectations?
Pack up - Finish work / stop doing something / pack things. My camera has packed up.
Pull up - Stop the car. T heir taxi pulled up outside the church.
Split up - End a relationship. Her parents split up a few months ago.
Sell up - Sell property. They sold up and retired to Spain.
Shut up - Close / shut up. Just shut up and get on with your work!
Sober up - Sober up. I had sobered up by then.
use up- Finish/use everything. I've used up all my holiday entitlement, and it's only August.
Wind up - Oh to seem to end / wind up / wind up. I'd like to wind up the meeting soon.
Wipe up - Wipe up liquid. Do you have something I could wipe up this mess with?
Wrap up - Finish / wrap with paper / dress warmly. We ought to wrap up this meeting and get back to work.
APPEAR/CREATE/START/PRODUCE
Come up - Appear unexpectedly. She's hoping a vacancy will come up at the local college.
Come up with - Suggest a plan/idea. We need to come up with a great idea to make money.
Crop up - Appear unexpectedly. Ben had to go back to work - a problem's cropped up.
Bring up - Mention / Raise a child. She was brought up by her grandmother.
Build up - Increase / Strengthen. These exercises are good for building up leg strength.
Dig up - Dig up the truth / dig up. T hey dug up a body in his garden.
Dream up - Invent / have an idea. This is the latest gimmick dreamed up by advertising companies to sell their new products.
Fire up - Turn on the device. Fire up the radio!
Grow up - Grow / appear. The city grew up originally as a crossing point on the river
Knock up - Make it fast. It doesn't take long to knock up some pasta
Pop up - Appear. New weeds pop up in the garden every day
Set up - Start a business. The group plans to set up an import business.
Show up - Become visible or obvious / visit / arrive. The writing didn't show up very well on yellow paper.
Spring up - Suddenly appear. New Internet companies were springing up every day.
Spew up - Throw up. I was singing up all night after those mussels.
Start up - Start a business / start / start the engine. She left the company last year to start up her own business.
Strike up- Start (conversation, relationship). Anna had struck up a conversation with a girl at the pool.
Think up - Invent, invent, lie. She'd have to think up a good reason for being late.
Throw up - Throw up / produce problems, results, ideas. The new model is throwing up a lot of technical faults
Turn up - Appear. She failed to turn up for work on Monday.
TO BE WAKE OR NOT TO SLEEP
Be up - Do not sleep / grow, increase. Although it was two o "clock in the morning, I was still up because I had drunk so much coffee.
Get up - Get out of bed. He never gets up before nine.
Keep up - Do not let fall asleep. The noise kept us up until after midnight.
Stay up - Do not go to bed. I can't stay up that late.
Wait up - Do not go to bed due to waiting. Don't wait up for me, I'll be very late tonight.
Wake up - Wake up. Another cup of coffee will wake me up.
TO BE DIVIDED or BROKEN INTO PARTS
Bash up - Break. She bashed the car up quite badly.
Break up - Break/end a relationship. Break the chocolate up into squares.
Chew up - Chew / bite off. My new trousers got chewed up in my bike chain.
Cut up - Cut. The electrician cut up the wires that he took out.
Divide up - Divide. Divide the children up into groups of four.(same as divide +emphasis)
Grind up - Grind. The seeds are ground up and later digested.(same as grind + emphasis)
Hack up - Chop. The killer had hacked up the body.
Mash up - Break / damage / crush. Mash the potatoes up and put them in a bowl.
Slice up - Cut into pieces, chunks. Could you slice the tomatoes up?(same as slice + emphasis)
Saw up - Saw. They were busy sawing up the logs into two-foot lengths.
Split up - Split/end a relationship. The children split up into three groups.
Take up - Start doing sports, hobbies. I've taken up knitting.
Tear up - Break into pieces, destroy. He tore up her photograph.
BUCKET / ATTACH / CLOSE(S)
Belt up - Fasten your seat belt / be silent. Just belt up. I'm trying to concentrate
Box up - Pack in boxes. I've boxed up all my stuff.
Bottle up - Do not express emotions. Don't bottle up all your feelings.
Clam up - Be silent. He just clams up if you ask him about his childhood.
Do up - Button up clothes. You don't need to do up the top button.
Fasten up - Close, fasten, fasten. It's getting cold out, so fasten up your coat.
Freeze up - Freeze. All the locks had frozen up.
Lock up - Close / hide. I locked up and went to bed.
Tie up - Fasten / tie. Tie up your shoelaces before you trip over them.
Tighten up - Tighten / twist. My first priority is to tighten up on discipline.
Zip up - Keep silent / fasten the zipper. Zip up your jacket, it's cold out there.
APPROACH
Come up - Come up. A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
Drive up - Drive up. A huge Land Rover drove up.
Go up - Approach/Be built. Office buildings went up all over town.
Run up - Run up. He ran up next to me and started shouting.
Walk up - Approach. I walked up to the manager and told him my problem.
ADD/COLLECT/JOIN
Add up - Add up. We added up the bill to check it was correct.
Count up - Add. Please count up all these books and tell me how many there are.
Draw up - Prepare a contract. Who will draw a contract up?
Gang up - Team up against someone. All right, you guys, don "t gang up on me. Play fair!
Link up - Connect. The space shuttle will link up with the space station this afternoon.
Line up - Build (sya) in a line. The books are lined up on a shelf above the desk.
- Match/Connect. We need to marry up the names on your list with those on my list and see what the over lap is.
Meet up - Meet. Let's meet up after the meeting and discuss this further.
Pile up - Accumulate. Please pile up the leaves.
Power up - Turn on the electronic device. Well, let's power up so we will be ready to leave with the others.
Scrape up - Collect / scrape together. I finally scraped up enough money for a flight home.
Sign up - Subscribe. Has anyone signed you up for the office picnic?
Squeeze up - Make room. Let's squeeze up so Kate can sit down.
Top up - Add / replenish. Can I top up your glass?
Wire up - Connect an electrical appliance. We wired up the antenna to the TV set.
OTHER important “UP” phrasal verbs
Act up - "Stand out", misbehave. My computer "s acting up; I think I might have a virus.
Back up - Maintain, make a copy of computer data. Don "t worry. I will back you up when you need me.
Beat up - Beat. The robber beat him up and took his money.
Block up - Block. The leaves blocked up the drain.
Call up - Call for military service / call by phone. Please call up the supplier.
Catch up with - Start acting. The lack of sleep caught up with her, and she began to dose off.
Chat up - Z play with someone. When I left, Sally was getting chatted up by the barman.
Head up - To be at the head. Judy was chosen to head up the department.
Light up - smoke / to light up, to light up. The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up.
Lighten up - Don't take it seriously. Oh, lighten up! It's not a matter of life or death.
Listen up - Oh pay attention, listen. Okay everyone - listen up! I have an announcement to make.
Look up - Look up in a dictionary/reference book. I"ll look up this person in a reference book.
Mess up - To make something untidy or dirty/cause physical or emotional problems/spoil or destroy. They had managed to mess up the whole house.
Mix up - Mix up / revive. Don't mix up the papers on my desk.
Mock up - Make a layout / test. The produced a mock-up of the new houses in cardboard.
Open up - Talk openly / open a store. I "ve never opened up to anyone like I do to you.
Pair up - Form pairs. Two students from each class pair up to produce a short play.
Pick up on - React/fix the bug. Only one newspaper picked up on the minister's statement.
Pick yourself up - Get yourself together / come to your senses. It took him a long time to pick himself up after his wife left him.
Put up with - Endure / endure. We can put up with John living here until he finds a place of his own.
Ring up - Call. She rang up yesterday to make an appointment.
Saddle up - Saddle up. Let's saddle up and go for a ride.
Settle up - Pay off a debt. You buy the tickets and I"ll settle up with you later.
Shake up - Shake/upset and shock. A new managing director was brought in to shake up the company.
Slow up - Slow down / slow down. Slow up a little! I can't keep up with you!
Soak up - Absorb / enjoy. Visit the market to soak up the local atmosphere.
Soften up - Weaken / suck up. You "re trying to soften me up so I" ll drive you to Kate "s house, aren" t you?
Suck up - Position yourself. He offered to take all that work home because he's just sucking up to the boss.
Take up - Shorten clothing/fill time or space. Homework took up most of the kids" afternoons.
Toss up - Toss a coin/throw furniture. Let's toss up to see who goes first.
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In the article you will find some cool colloquial expressions with the word "up".
Friends, hello! I continue the endless topic of the English language about phrasal verbs (Phrasal Verbs). If you still don't know what it is, then let's repeat. It is a combination of a verb and a preposition. Phrasal verbs tend to be common in informal conversations and there are a lot of them in English. In this article, you will learn about phrasal verbs with the word "up" (up).
Expressions with the word up.
Phrasal verbs, where the word “up” is present, mean increase (increase), movement (move) or completion of something (complete).
bring up- to educate, to bring
Tom was brought up by his grandmother.
(Tom was raised by his grandmother)
Bring up this screw driver!
(Bring that screwdriver!)
Finish up- finish, bring to an end
We promise we'll finish up our business.
(We promise we will see through our work)
Fill up- “fill”, you can say so about the stomach, when a person ate a lot.
We don't have any petrol. Make U-turn! We have to fill up the tank.
(We don't have gas. Turn around! We have to fill the tank)
By studying this article, you can say - "I'm filling up my head with useful information."
(I fill my head with useful information)
catch up- "to catch up, to catch, to catch"
I'm catching you up! You can't hide from me!
(I'm chasing you! You can't hide from me!)
Sit up- "straighten up, sit up straight, rise"
My mom always says to me to sit up when I'm working with a computer.
(My mom always tells me to sit up straight when I'm working on the computer)
Speak up- to speak loudly
Please speak up! I can't hear you!
(Please speak louder - can't I hear you?)
speed up- "accelerate"
We can speed up a little, there are no cars here.
(We can speed up a little, there are no cars here)
Pick up- pick up, pick up
Wait in front of your office, I will pick you up!
(Wait in front of your office, I'll pick you up)
turn up- increase, turn on
Turn up the voice of TV! My favorite program is beginning soon.
(Turn up the sound of the TV! My favorite program is starting)
Cheer up!- "Cheer up, do not hang your nose!"
Cheer up! You can come next time.
(Keep your nose up! You can come next time)
blow up- "explode"
Let's blow up all the balloons!
(Let's pop all the balloons!)
grow up- “grow up, grow up”, we are talking about growing up a child.
Now Robert is living here, but he grew up in Texas.
(Now Robert lives here, but he grew up in Texas)
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