Phrasal verbs - "up" = "completely"
- tsoc2delegado
- Aug 29, 2016
- 1 min read
The verbs in the picture can all add UP to become new verbs with different or more specific meanings. The one thing that connects them is that UP does not mean the direction - the opposite of DOWN - but it adds an idea of COMPLETELY or TOTALLY.
I wish my cousin would SHUT UP. (I want her to stop talking completely.)
EAT UP your meal before it gets cold. (If you don't eat it completely and quickly, some of it will be cold.)
I RIPPED UP/TORE UP the letter after reading it. (I completely destroyed it by breaking it into many pieces.)
The chef CUT UP the lettuce to make the salad. (The lettuce was completely cut into pieces,)
The child BLEW UP the balloon. (He inflated the balloon completely.)
The terrorists BLEW UP the statue in the park. (They completely destroyed it with explosives.)
Don't forget to CLEAN UP after you have finished in the kitchen. (Keep the kitchen completely clean after using it.)
DRINK UP! The last bus leaves in 5 minutes. (Finish your drink completely before we leave.)
The car was SMASHED UP in the accident. It was completely destroyed.
Can you think of any other examples and put an example in the comments?
