Unit 141 Phrasal Verbs 8 up (2)

 구(句)동사  8

  A

• bring up a topic, etc. = introduce it in a conversation I don’t want to hear any more about this issue. Please don’t bring it up again.

  come up = be introduced in a conversation Some interesting issues came up in our discussion yesterday.

  come up with an idea, a suggestion, etc. = produce an idea Sarah is very creative. She’s always coming up with new ideas.

  make something up = invent something that is not true What Kevin told you about himself wasn’t true. He made it all up.

  B

• cheer up = be happier, cheer somebody up = make somebody feel happier You look so sad! Cheer up! Helen is depressed these days. What can we do to cheer her up?

  save up for something / to do something = save money to buy something Dan is saving up for a trip around the world.

  clear up = become bright (for weather) It was raining when we got up, but it cleared up during the morning.

  C

• blow up = explode, blow something up = destroy it with a bomb, etc. The engine caught fire and blew up. The bridge was blown up during the war.

  tear something up = tear it into pieces I didn’t read the letter. I just tore it up and threw it away.

  beat somebody up = hit someone repeatedly so that they are badly hurt A friend of mine was attacked and beaten up a few days ago. He was badly hurt and had to go to the hospital.

  D

• break up / split up (with somebody) = separate I’m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have split up. They seemed very happy together the last time I saw them.

  clean something up = make it clean, neat, etc. Look at this mess! Who is going to clean it up?

  fix up a building, a room, a car, etc. = repair and improve it I love how you’ve fixed up this room. It looks so much nicer.

  look something up in a dictionary/encyclopedia, etc. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can look it up in a dictionary.

  put up with something = tolerate it We live on a busy road, so we have to put up with a lot of noise from the traffic.

  hold up a person, a plan, etc. = delay Don’t wait for me. I don’t want to hold you up. Plans to build a new factory have been help up because of the company’s financial problems.

  mix up people/things, get people/things mixed up = you think one is the other The two brothers look very similar. Many people mix them up. (or . . . get them mixed up)

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