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Up! Up! Up!

Phrasal verbs with the preposition "up" are one of the most numerous kinds in English. This is a quiz of some of them. For a complete list, see the category at Wiktionary.

1 add up to

stop counting
gather in a group
remember
have a particular effect

2 brush up

review, improve a skill
clean
relax, stop worrying
change one's hairstyle

3 choke up

say something unexpected
temporarily be too emotional to speak
strangle
be unable to sleep

4 cook up

remember
make oneself attractive
make an elaborate lie
continue, stay ahead

5 end up

conclude in, eventually do, arrive at
finish, complete, finalize
present, say, explain
send to, deliver to

6 freshen up

wash or groom oneself to be attractive
update information
organize to make something neater
make something more efficient

7 keep up

cover, keep hidden
continue, stay even or ahead, maintain
convince, persuade, force into
make someone tired

8 loosen up

tighten
untie
fall off
relax, loosen

9 meet up

meet someone, by arrangement
make something complicated
continue, stay even or ahead, maintain
get lucky

10 ride up

continue, stay even or ahead, maintain
finish riding
ride closer to someone
ride a long distance

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