144 : Phrasal verbs 8 up (2)

   A   

bring up a topic etc. = introduce it in a conversation

• I don't want to hear any more about this matter. Please don't bring it up again.

 

 

come up = be introduced in a conversation

• Some interesting points 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 at the moment. 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 round the world.

 

 

clear up = become bright (for weather)

• It was raining when I got up, but it cleared up later.

 

 

   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 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.

 

 

do up a coat, a shoelace, buttons etc. = fasten, tie etc.

• It's quite cold. Do up your coat before you go out.

 

 

do up a building, a room etc. = repair and improve it

• The kitchen looks great now that it has been done up.

 

 

look something up in a dictionary, encyclopaedia 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 held 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)

 

 

 

 

 (American English -> Appendix 7) 

 

144D

BRITISH do up a house etc. : That old house looks great now that it has been done up.

AMERICAN fix up a house etc. : That old house looks great now that it has been fixed up.

 

 

 

 

※ split

 

 

 

※ encyclop(a)edia :

 

encyclop(a)edia : /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/ 백과사전