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<span style="font-size:25px; font-weight:bold;color: black">Learn some useful "UP" phrasal verbs</span>
<span style="font-size:25px; font-weight:bold;color: black">Phrasal verbs with "UP"</span>


Do you find it easy to pick up (learn) new phrasal verbs?  
Do you find it easy to pick up (learn quickly) new phrasal verbs? Do you sometimes get confused and screw up (make a mistake) when you use them? Well, read this dialogue carefully. It uses many up phrasal verbs. Try to guess their meaning and look up (search) their meaning in our online dictionary below.


Do you sometimes get confused and screw up (make a mistake) when you use them? Well, read this dialogue carefully.


It uses many phrasal verbs with "up". Try to guess their meaning and look them up (search) in the online dictionary (link below).
==DIALOG==


==DIALOG==
T: Hi Barbara! How is it going?


*'''T''': Hi, Barbara! How's it going?
B: Good, Tamara. What about you?


*'''B''': Good, Tamara. What about you?
T: I am fine, thanks.


*'''T''': I'm fine, thanks.
B: Have you heard about Paul and Sandra?


*'''B''': Have you heard about Paul and Sandra?
T: No, I haven’t. What happened?


*'''T''': No, I haven’t. What happened?
B: Not only did they split up but Sandra has also filled up
a form to divorce.


*'''B''': Not only did they split up, but Sandra has filed for divorce.
T: Shut up!  I am not
eating it up, Barbara! They were such a nice couple since childhood as they
grew up together!


*'''T''': Shut up!  I don't believe it, Barbara! They were always such a nice couple. They even grew up together!
B: Trust me, I am not making this story up. I have just
looked Paula up at her new flat and she owned up everything to me. She was so
broken that she couldn’t bottle up her feelings.


*'''B''': Trust me, I'm not making it up. I was just visiting with Paula at her new flat and she owned up to everything. She was so broken up about it that she just couldn’t bottle up her feelings anymore.
T: But why is their marriage breaking up? Please, speak up!


*'''T''': But why is their marriage breaking up?
B: I will, but only if you swear not to let this story on.


*'''B''': I'll tell you, but only if you swear not to tell anyone.
T: I swear.


*'''T''': Of course not!
B: Apparently several problem cropped up. Everything
happened when Paul came back home after being called up. He started behaving
strangely: He gave up his business, he took up stamp collection and stayed up
until late watching television. As he didn’t get up in the morning, Sandra was
forced to bring up their children alone as well as to work hard to settle up
their debts. Incidentally, since prices shot up, she had to work extra at the
weekends.


*'''B''': Apparently several problems cropped up after Paul received his call-up: he gave up his business, took up stamp collecting and started staying up late watching television. Since he stopped getting up until the afternoon, Sandra was forced to bring up their children alone, as well as to work hard to settle up their debts. Incidentally, since prices shot up, she had to work extra at the weekends.
T: So how did she react?


*'''T''': So how did she react?
B: Basically, one day, after clearing her mind up, she was
turned up by his reckless behaviour and she flared up: when Paul was out she
cut up all his stamps . Then, after sealing up a harsh farewell letter, she
left for good.


*'''B''': Basically, one day, she was so turned up by his reckless behaviour that she flared up: while Paul was out she cut up all his stamps . Then, after typing up a harsh farewell letter, she left for good.
T: And what did Paul do?


*'''T''': And what did Paul do?
B: He was so furious that his friends had to tie him up to
hold him up! He was even thinking to refer to a solicitor to draw up a claim
against her for its damaged precious stamp collection.  But then, he gave up.


*'''B''': He was so furious that his friends had to tie him up! He was even thinking to hire a solicitor to draw up a claim against her for his damaged precious stamp collection, but he gave up.
T: Did he try making peace?


*'''T''': Is he trying to make up with her now?
B: Yes, but every time Paul phoned her, Sandra immediately
hung up and when he pulls up outside her new flat she pretends she is not at
home. To sum up, she doesn’t want to see him anymore.


*'''B''': Yes, but every time Paul has phoned her, Sandra hangs up. When he pulls up outside her flat, she pretends she's not at home. To sum up, she doesn’t want to see him anymore.
T: This story is so sad.


*'''T''': This story is so sad.
B: Come on, cheer up! Let’s talk about something else.


*'''B''': Come on, cheer up! Let’s talk about something else.
T: All right.


*'''T''': Alright.
B: Are you going to Jack’s party tonight?


*'''B''': Are you going to Jack's party tonight?
T: Yes, I am. Mark is picking me up at 9’ o clock and I am
really looking forward to going there.


*'''T''': Yes, I am. Mark is picking me up at 9 o'clock and I am really looking forward to going.
B: I heard that he has paid a band to liven the party up.


*'''B''': I heard that he has paid a band to liven up the party.
T: That will be marvellous!


*'''T''': That will be marvelous!
B: Are you going too?


*'''B''': Are you going too?
T: I have to train at the gym until 11 o’ clock but I hope
to catch you up later on.


*'''T''': I have to train at the gym until 11 o'clock but I hope to catch up later on.
B: Are you still building up your strength in view of the
next marathon?


*'''B''': Are you still training for your next marathon?
T: Yes, I am. As a matter of fact, I have found out that It
will be a fierce competition as great competitors will show up. Okay, now I
really gotta go, otherwise I will arrive late at my classes.


*'''T''': Yes, I am. As a matter of fact, I heard that a lot of big athletes are going to show up. Okay, now I really gotta hurry up, otherwise I'll arrive late to class.
B: Hurry up and see you later!


*'''B''': See you later!
T: Cheers.
 
*'''T''': Cheers.


==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==


Look up the meaning of each UP phrasal verb here:
Check the meaning of each verb here:


https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_phrasal_verbs_with_particle_(up)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_phrasal_verbs_with_particle_(up)
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[[Category:English/Phrasal-verbs]]
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