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rake something up يَنْبُش (informal, disapproving) to mention something unpleasant that happened in the past and that other people would like to forget
SYN; dredge up |
Raking up the past will only make things worse. Don't rake up all those old stories again. It upsets him when that story is raked up again. |
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drive something up يزيد من (سعر أو تكلفة) to make something such as prices, costs rise quickly |
High fuel prices are driving up production costs. Oil shortage drove gas prices up by 20 cents a gallon. |
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ham it up يبالغ في إظهار عواطفه، رد الفعل (informal) (especially of actors) when people ham it up, they deliberately exaggerate their emotions or movements |
You can count on him to ham it up for the camera. |
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wake up to something to start to realize and understand a danger, an idea etc |
It’s time you woke up to the fact that it’s a tough world. |
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work sb/yourself up (into sth) تساوره (حالة معينة)، يجلب على نفسه to make sb/yourself become angry, excited, upset, etc. |
He had worked himself up into a state of anxiety about his interview.
The speaker worked the crowd up into a frenzy. |
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shape up to develop in a particular way, especially in a good way |
Our plans are shaping up nicely (= showing signs that they will be successful). |
