to boil up
[Verb]
(of a situation or feeling) to start to get out of control and reach a more dangerous state
Ex: Don't let small disagreements boil up into major conflicts.
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to dry up
[Verb]
to become empty of water or other liquids, often through evaporation
Ex: As the sun beat down, the river began to dry up, revealing more of its rocky bed.
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to fog up
[Verb]
(of glass, mirrors, lenses, and other such surfaces) to become covered by fog
Ex: The bathroom mirror fogged up after a hot shower.
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to freeze up
[Verb]
to become solid or immobile due to cold temperatures, often leading to a lack of functionality
Ex: The car's engine froze up in the bitter winter cold, and it wouldn't start.
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to grow up
[Verb]
to change from being a child into an adult little by little
Ex: Many children dream of what they want to be when they grow up.
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to sober up
[Verb]
to stop being under the influence of alcohol
Ex: After a night of heavy drinking, he needed time to sober up before facing the day.
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to steam up
[Verb]
to cause a surface particularly a glass one to become foggy
Ex: The boling the teapot steamed the windows up, creating a hazy effect.
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to mist up
[Verb]
(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
Ex: As the car drove through the chilly mountain pass, the windows began to mist up, obscuring the view outside.
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