TO BE UP TO PHRASAL VERBS VII Eng
— TO SET UP
— TO SHUT UP
UP USES UP EXAMPLES
1. in an upward direction The smoke rose up
2. in an appproaching direction The boy ran up to us
3. completion He used the coal up
4. emphasis Speak up! Hurry!
To tolerate
I can,t put it up with the heat in this country
USE: emphasis/idiomatic
To set up:
To start, to establish
At the end of the war, his father set up a small textile factory
USE : completion/metaphorical
To shut up:
To cause to stop talking
In this house we don’t tell another to shut up!
USE: emphasis
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