Id | ESLPod_0965_WE_1604 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 965 |
Episode Title | Meeting Your Boyfriend's/Girlfriend's Parents |
Phrase | to work up |
Text | The phrase "to work up," in this podcast, means to generate, to create a feeling or emotion, or to get excited about something: "Try to work up some excitement about the race. It means a lot to Heather." Or, "Why are you getting so worked up about the dress rehearsal?" The phrase "to work out" means to do exercise: "Do you prefer to work out in the gym, or outside?" The phrase "to work up" means to develop or create something: "How long did it take you to work up those numbers for the report?" Finally, the phrase "to work up an appetite" means to do something that makes one hungry: "I really worked up an appetite on that hike!" |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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