Phrasal verbs

bring up

  bring up (to look after and educate a child) I don’t know how you manage to bring up three children on your own. His grandmother brought him up. (to mention a particular subject when talking) I hate to bring this up, but you must pay up what you owe me. I’ll …

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weed out

weed out (to remove things or people that are not wanted in a group) The government is trying to weed out the corrupt officials. The policy weeds out unnecessary or wasteful spending.   envocabulary.com

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clear off

  clear off (to remove things from) Just give me a few minutes to clear off the dinner table, and then we can go out. rude (go away) You can’t stay here. – Clear off! Clear off before I call the police! (to pay all the money you owe someone) I have …

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find out

find out (to discover a fact or piece of information) We don’t know how this machine works, but I’ll soon find out. I’ll follow them to find out where they go.   envocabulary.com

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drink up

  drink up (to drink all of your drink) Come on, drink up your juice. We’ve got a lot of work to do. He drank up and began to walk out of the bar.   envocabulary.com

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