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to boil up
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to dry up
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to fog up
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to freeze up
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to grow up
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to heat up
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to sober up
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to steam up
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to mist up
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to ice up
to boil up
To boil up
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/bˈɔɪl ˈʌp/
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(of a situation or feeling) to start to get out of control and reach a more dangerous state

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Don't let small disagreements boil up into major conflicts.
Try not to boil up emotions during the negotiation.

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phrase's verb
boil
phrase's particle
up
to dry up
To dry up
[ Verb ]
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/dɹˈaɪ ˈʌp/

to become empty of water or other liquids, often through evaporation

hydrate

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dry
phrase's particle
up
to fog up
To fog up
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/fˈɑːɡ ˈʌp/

(of glass, mirrors, lenses, and other such surfaces) to become covered by fog

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fog
phrase's particle
up
to freeze up
To freeze up
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/fɹˈiːz ˈʌp/

to become solid or immobile due to cold temperatures, often leading to a lack of functionality

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freeze
phrase's particle
up
to grow up
To grow up
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/ɡɹˈoʊ ˈʌp/

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

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grow
phrase's particle
up
to heat up
To heat up
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/hˈiːt ˈʌp/

to make something warm or hot

cool

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transitive
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heat
phrase's particle
up
to sober up
To sober up
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/sˈoʊbɚɹ ˈʌp/

to stop being under the influence of alcohol

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sober
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to steam up
To steam up
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/stˈiːm ˈʌp/

to cause a surface particularly a glass one to become foggy

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steam
phrase's particle
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to mist up
To mist up
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/mˈɪst ˈʌp/

(of a piece of glass or mirror) to have a thin layer of water droplets forms on its surface, often due to a difference in temperature or humidity

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mist
phrase's particle
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to ice up
To ice up
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/ˈaɪs ˈʌp/

to get coated with ice, often due to freezing temperatures

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ice
phrase's particle
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