Word Up – Kill

Turn off the sound or lights – e.g. Kill the sound on the TV or Kill the lights – turn them off. To finish a drink – kill it. E.g. …

Word Up – Across

To come across – to meet or find without intending to‘I was cleaning out a cupboard when I came a cross some old wedding photos’. Across the pond – a …

Word up – Never

Never in a million years – said when you are certain something will not happen.Never say never – you might change your mind in the future.You never know – something …

Word up – Stand

Stand up – wstań.Stand up for yourself – defend yourself verbally or physically.Stand up comedy – funny guy with a microphone.To be stood up – today we say ‘ghosted’ but …

Word up – On

A phrasal verb is a commonly used collocation of a verb and preposition used together to create a new unit of meaning: Carry on – continue doing something. Go on …

Word Up – Up

Today we explore some common phrasal verbs with up – a phrasal verb is created by connecting a verb and a preposition to make a new meaning. Make up – …

Word up – Wishful Thinking

Wishful thinking – optimistic about something that is unlikely to happen. Wishing well – a well in which you throw a coin and make a wish at the same time …

Word up – Think

Think up – invent a way to so something or come up with an idea. Think over – thinking carefully about something over a period of time. Think through – …

Word up – Send

Send on – to send something from an old address to the new one ‘Radek askedme to send on any mail to his new address after I moved into the …

Word up – Mountain

It’s going to be difficult and time consuming – I really have a mountain to climb. I have a lot of work to do – I have a mountain of …