Phrasal verbs

speak up

  speak up (to express your opinion freely) If you have a better idea, please speak up. They decided to speak up for better working conditions.   (speak louder; raise your voice) Could you speak up? The people at the back of the room can’t hear you. You’ll have to speak up. …

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issue forth

  issue forth (to come out of a thing or place) Dark smoke issued from the chimney. The queen issued forth from the castle.   envocabulary.com

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iron out

  iron out (to deal with problems or find solutions) We meet once a week to iron out any problems. You need to iron out your disagreements first. Let’s keep talking until we iron out our differences.   envocabulary.com

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dress up

  dress up (to wear your best clothes or formal clothes) She was dressed up for the party. We have to dress up for work.   (to put on a special costume for fun) Mike dressed up as Santa Claus. He wants to dress up as a clown.   envocabulary.com

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shut up

  shut up  spoken, not polite (stop talking; make someone stop talking) Just shut up and listen to me. The man talks too much. Can you shut him up?   envocabulary.com

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