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Phrasal Under-Upon
Phrasal preposition Under-Upon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fall UNDER >>> The education system fell under the control of the church. | To belong to or be included in a particular group of things |
| Go UNDER >>> Everyone rushed to save him when he went under . | To sink below the surface of the water |
| Go UNDER >>> Does she go under any other names ? | To be known by a particular name or title |
| Knuckle UNDER >>> The teacher made the students knuckle under and hand their projects in on time. | Submit to authority |
| Act UP >>> Amina is acting up with me I think she might have some problems with me | Behave badly |
| Add UP >>> The figures add up to 100 | To make a mathematical total |
| Back UP >>> The woman backed up to the wall. | To move backward in a short distance |
| Bag UP >>> The vegetables were bagged up and sent to the market. | To put usually in large amounts |
| Balls UP >>> I made a real ball up of my exams. | To spoil |
| Beat UP >>> Her husband used to beat her up. | To hit repeatedly |
| Beat(yourself) UP >>> If we don’t succeed the first time, we shouldn’t beat ourselves up . | Blame yourself |
| Beef UP >>> The company is trying to beef up its image. | To make bigger |
| Bind UP >>> He is too bound up in his work to have much time for his children. | To be very busy |
| Blaze UP >>> His anger blazed up uncontrollably. | Start burning more strongly |
| Bolster UP >>> He tried to bolster up their morale. | To encourage |
| Bone UP >>> I must bone up my French before we go to Paris. | Revise something |
| Bottle UP >>> Tell someone how you are feeling instead of bottling it all up . | Hide feelings |
| Break UP >>> She’s just broken up with her boyfriend. | To end a relationship |
| Brighten UP >>> Brighten up your bedroom with few flowers. | Making something more attractive/interesting |
| Brush UP >>> You must brush up your French before going to France. | Practice something |
| Build UP >>> Build up slowly until you can jog for 30 minutes. | Gradually prepare |
| Burn UP >>> The way he treats me burns me up . | Make someone angry |
| Butter UP >>> We’d better butter him up a bit before we ask for his help. | To say nice things about someone |
| Call UP >>> She called up all the files he’d worked on. | To obtain information |
| Camp(it) UP >>> I camped it up in the final scene. | Exaggerate behavior |
| Catch UP >>> I want to catch up with all your news. | To find out about things |
| Cheer UP >>> She seems to have cheered up since Sunday. | To become happier |
| Chew UP >>> The baby chewed up the cookie and swallowed. | Bite something to swallow |
| Choke UP >>> This song chokes me up . | Make upset |
| Clam UP >>> He always clams up when we ask about his family. | Refuse to speak about something |
| Clean UP >>> The movie cleaned up at the award ceremony. | Very successful |
| Clutter UP >>> I’m sick of all these books cluttering up my office. | To fill with a lot of things |
| Cock UP >>> The travel agency completely cocked up the arrangements. | Spoil something |
| Dial UP >>> Would you dial up the post office for me ? | To call somebody on the telephone |
| Dig UP >>> The past is the past. Why do you want to dig up ? | Find it/search for it |
| Dispose UP >>> The lawyers tried to dispose up all the evidence. | To defeat or kill sb |
| Divide(sth) UP >>> I and my friend divided up the bill. | To divide or share with |
| Do UP >>> We have hired an interior designer to do up our flat. | To decorate |
| Doll(yourself) UP >>> I dolled up for my birthday. | to make yourself look attractive by putting on fashion |
| Dolled UP >>> She was all dolled up for her wedding night. | To get ready for a special occasion by putting on fashionable clothes, doing your hair. etc |
| Doped UP >>> Patients are kept doped up most of the time. | To be in a state where you cannot think clearly |
| Dose(yourself) UP >>> She dosed him up with medicines and sent him to bed | To give sb a large amount of medicine |
| Draw(yourself) UP >>> The bus drew up outside. | To come to a stop |
| Dream(sth) UP >>> The project was dreamed up by local businessmen. | To have an idea or think of plan especially one which is not practical |
| Dredge UP >>> There is no point in dredging up the past. | Remind people of unpleasant things happened in the past |
| Dredge(sth) UP >>> Ronny managed to dredge up a smile. | To mention sth that Sb has forgotten |
| Dried UP >>> Raisins were dried up under the sun. | Completely dry |
| Drum UP >>> Animal rights activists have been trying to drum up support for their campaign against the insensitive killing of stray dogs. | Gain support |
| Drum(sth) UP >>> We are launching a new business to drum up our salary. | To work hard to get sth |
| Dry UP >>> Sam dried up during his t hird act. | When supply dries up it is no longer available |
| Dude(yourself) UP >>> My friend was trying to dude himself up at the party last night. | To make yourself attractive to impress someone by wearing expensive clothes |
| Dummy UP >>> He dummies up when we ask something about his family. | To say nothing |
| Eased UP >>> The doctor told Amir to ease up . | To go slow or to make less effort |
| Eat UP >>> Ahmed will be late for school. | Eat quickly |
| Eat(sb) UP >>> The anger was eating her up inside. | Guilty anger |
| Eat(sth) UP >>> The lion eats up the deer. | To eat all the food |
| Edge UP >>> We gradually increase inflation is edging rival . | Price if |
| End UP >>> Ali ended up in prison. | To reach or come to |
| Even(sth) UP >>> If Ali gives you another 5 dollars that will even things up to the bit. | To make a situation |
| Eye(sb) UP >>> Ayesha is eyeing me up as a potential customer. | To look at sb in a way that shows that you are interested |
| Eye(sth) UP >>> Are you eyeing up that strawberry tart ? | To look closely at sth |
| Fancy(sth) UP >>> You don’t need to fancy up your web pages. | To make sth look more attractive by adding decoration to it |
| Fasten UP >>> The dress fastens up at the front. | To close or to make sth close |
| Fatten UP >>> We are fattening the livestock up for slaughter. | To become fatter to give an animal or a person a lot of food so that they become |
| Gang UP >>> We need to gang up to cope with this serious issue. | Form a group |
| Gear UP >>> Management is geared up to sort out problems. | Get ready |
| Get(caught) UP >>> Several tourists got caught up in the riots. | To become involved in something unpleasant |
| Go UP >>> My pension has gone $6 a week. | To become higher in price, level |
| Go UP >>> Roman went up the stairs very slowly. | To move from a lower position to a higher one or upstairs in a building |
| Gobble(sth) UP >>> The rent gobbles up half of his earnings. | To use money very quickly |
| Goof UP >>> I goofed up with my homework. | To make a mistake |
| Grass(sb) UP >>> My friend grassed up his boyfriend. | To inform police about the crime |
| Ham(it) UP >>> The actors were hamming it up . | Do in an artificial way |
| Hang UP >>> Hang it up and complete your work. | End a telephone conversation |
| Heap UP >>> A huge pile of plates was heaped up . | To put into a pile |
| Heat UP >>> The pipes will expand as they heat up. | Become hot |
| Hold UP >>> The coach held up the bat for players to see. | Show as an example |
| Hole UP >>> The thieves holed up in an empty warehouse. | To hide somewhere |
| Hook UP >>> My mother helps me to hook up my dress. | Fasten |
| Hurry UP >>> Hurry up, guys! We are getting late. | Be quick |
| Jack UP >>> The government is going to jack up the price of gasoline again. | To raise, increase |
| Jazz UP >>> My mother jazzed up my room with new furniture. | To make gaudy, more attractive and bright |
| Join UP >>> We’ll join up with the other groups later. | To connect |
| Juice UP >>> I need to juice up my phone because the battery is dead. | To charge up |
| Keep UP >>> My neighbors kept me up till after 4 am with their loud music last night. | Not let someone go to bed |
| Kick UP >>> My back kicks up when it gets cold. | Cause trouble or pain |
| Knock UP >>> They knocked a model up over the weekend. | Produce or create something quickly |
| Lap UP >>> He lapped up their efforts. | Appreciate something. |
| Light UP >>> Amir letup as soon as he got out of the room. | Light or start smoking a cigarette |
| Lighten UP >>> I told them to lighten up but they continued discussing this topic. | Be less serious. |
| Line UP >>> The animal line up gives the message of discipline. | Arrange in a line |
| Link UP >>> The market links up with society. | Connect, join |
| Live UP >>> She's been living it up like crazy since she won the world. | Have a good time by spending a lot of money |
| Load UP >>> Loaded up runs on the left side of the road. | Fill a machine or vehicle. |
| Look UP >>> The company is looking up day by day. | Improve |
| Make UP >>> They made up an excuse to submit the late assignment. | Invent a story. |
| Mark UP >>> Industries marked up due to the more demand and less supply. | Increase the price of something. |
| Mash UP >>> He mashed up the videos into a single movie. | Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources |
| Measure UP >>> The area of the room measured up by the estate agent. | Find the size of something |
| Mess UP >>> She messed up all the information because of careless behavior. | Spoil or ruin. |
| Mix UP >>> I mixed up to do freelancing because of no experience. | Confuse |
| Mock UP >>> The teacher also mocked up in the learning ability of students. | Make a model of something to show or test it. |
| Mop UP >>> Research is doing to mop up on different levels. | Resolve a problem |
| Move UP >>> She moved up because of her hard work. | Move to a higher level. |
| Mug UP >>> Students mug up the entire syllabus before exams. | Study quickly, revise. |
| Open UP >>> I hate to open up my personal life. | Start to talk freely about something. |
| Owe UP >>> He owed up to breaking glass. | Confess |
| Pick UP >>> Will you pick me up from the station on Monday? | The act of picking someone or something up |
| Polish UP >>> His Spanish is not bad but he should polish it up a bit. | To make or become smooth by polishing |
| Ring UP >>> Ring me up in the evening | Make a telephone call |
| Round UP >>> Round it up to fifty pounds, please | Gather together |
| Run UP >>> I ran up to him and hugged him | the period preceding a notable even |
| Saddle UP >>> Fred saddled up a horse and set out for Kingston to pick up the mail | to fasten a seat on the back of a horse , or to ride a horse |
| Save UP >>> I want to save up for a new computer | To keep the money so that you can buy something with it in the future |
| Save(sth) UP >>> I saved up all my salary to gift my mom a ring | To keep your money instead of saving it |
| Screw UP >>> You'd better not screw it up this time | Completely mismanage or mishandle a situation |
| Show UP >>> We'd been waiting for him for 2 hours and he didn't show up | To arrive somewhere to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly |
| Sign UP >>> John has signed up for almost all classes When will he find time for that? | Conclude a business deal |
| Speed UP >>> Speed up , we can't drive so slow on a highway | An increase in speed, especially in machines rate of working |
| Split UP >>> I'm not with Susan anymore, we split up two weeks ago | An ending of a relationship or partnership |
| Stay UP >>> Tom stayed up till 3 in the night to watch the final NBA play | Not go to bed |
| Stock UP >>> I think we should stock up with beer - your friends are coming tonight | To get a large quantity of something for later use |
| Sum UP >>> To sum up our discussion - we need to hire two more people | Give a summary |
| Take UP >>> Roan's taken up basketball recently | Become interested or engaged in a pursuit |
| Turn UP >>> He disappeared as quickly as he had turned up | Something that you have been looking for turns up |
| Use UP >>> You need to use up the old paint before opening a new tin | To finish supply of something |
| Vamp UP >>> Helen decided to vamp up the living room as it was looking old and dull now | To Makeup, manufacture, fabricate |
| Wait UP >>> Hey guys, wait up | To not go to bed until comes home |
| Walk UP >>> She walked straight up to the desk and asked to see the manager | To approach confidently |
| Wall UP >>> A woman was walled up in a small room | To keep as a prisoner in a place surrounded by walls |
| Warm UP >>> This computer takes a long time to warm up | To become warmer |
| Wash UP >>> His body was washed up on the beach two days later | Wash dirty plates, glasses, etc |
| Weigh UP >>> It’s important to weigh up all possible courses of action | Think carefully about a situation before you decide what to do |
| Well UP >>> She felt anger welling up inside her | If a liquid wells up, it raises to the surface and flow |
| Wire UP >>> The microphone had not been wired up properly | To connect through a piece of electrical equipment by using electrical wires |
| Yield UP >>> He swore, he would never yield up the castle to the English | To allow else to take that you own |
| Zip UP >>> I can’t zip my jacket up | To fasten with a zip/zipper |
| Go UP AGAINST >>> In a consumer taste test lays went up against kurkure. | To face sb/sth difficult especially in competition |
| Keep UP AT >>> Learning a language is difficult, but if you keep up at it, you'll succeed in the end. | Continue, not quit |
| Get(it) UP FOR >>> The audience gave it up for a new guest. | applaud |
| Stand UP FOR >>> You should always stand up for your beliefs | Speak or act in support of |
| Act UP ON >>> You must act upon the advice of your parents | To take action |
| Add UP TO >>> The cost of the house adds up to a million dollars | Come to a certain amount or figure |
| Face UP TO >>> Ahmed must face up to the fact that he is no longer young. | To accept and deal with difficulty |
| Go UP TO >>> This road goes up to the hospital. | Go in a particular direction |
| Kiss UP TO >>> He is a creep and is always kissing up to the director. | Try to get into someone's favor |
| Look UP TO >>> She looks up to her parents and teachers. | Respect |
| Keep UP WITH >>> He walks too fast and it's really hard to keep up with him. | Move at the same rate |
| Link UP WITH >>> We link up with the Oxford university over the web. | Connect with someone or contact them. |
| Put UP WITH >>> How do you put up with him? He's so irritating. | To tolerate or accept |
| Base UPON >>> The report is based on the wrong figures. | Origin of something |
| Hit UPON >>> I was pondering about this issue for a long time, finally, I hit upon an idea. | Find expectedly |
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