{"id":50252,"date":"2020-10-21T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-1456-phrasal-verbs-up-english\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:40:28","slug":"aee-1456-phrasal-verbs-up-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1456-phrasal-verbs-up-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1456: Crank Up the Volume to Use Natural Phrasal Verbs in English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you heard somebody say that they are going to \u201ctear up\u201d something? <\/p>\n

Is it confusing to hear the word \u201cup\u201d used in this way in English?<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re talking about phrasal verbs, which may seem a bit confusing or intimidating at first. <\/p>\n

We are looking at phrasal verbs that use the word \u201cup\u201d specifically, and you will learn how to use them and how these can be a great part of conversation. <\/p>\n

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Today we have a question about phrasal verbs, and it\u2019s a great one to lead us into this area.<\/p>\n

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Hi ladies,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I love your show! My name is Roberto, and I\u2019m from the Dominican Republic but now I\u2019m living in Canada. I have a question about how the word \u201cup\u201d is used in some phrases. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen this used a few times such as in something like \u201cburn it up.\u201d I would like to go deeper on this and understand how this works. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you in advance for your help! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Some Background On This To Understand<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s true, you will see the word \u201cup\u201d used quite frequently in certain phrasal verbs. <\/p>\n

In the example \u201cburn it up\u201d was used, but that\u2019s not necessarily one that you hear very often. <\/p>\n

It may mean to upset someone, but this is a bit unclear. <\/p>\n

You might say something like \u201cburn up\u201d which could apply to something like sunburns. <\/p>\n

You could say something like \u201cI always burn up when I stay out in the sun for too long.\u201d <\/p>\n

You may even apply it to talking about when you get too hot in a certain situation. <\/p>\n

You could say something like \u201cI\u2019m burning up, let\u2019s go inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

You may even say it about something with a real fire like \u201cI\u2019m going to burn up my old yearbook so I never have to think of high school again.\u201d <\/p>\n

We did an episode about a usage for the word \u201cup\u201d in the past, and that\u2019s something to check out for a little help. <\/p>\n

AEE 363: \u201cGrow\u201d Versus \u201cGrow Up\u201d: How to Tell the Difference in English https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/grow-versus-grow-up-how-to-tell-the-difference-in-english\/ <\/p>\n

We have talked about phrasal verbs a lot in the past, because it\u2019s an important topic. <\/p>\n

Today we are going to give you some unique ones that will make you sound very fluent and natural\u2013we can always use more phrasal verbs! <\/p>\n

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Some Common Phrasal Verbs Using The Word Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n

So you may already have a bit of an understanding about phrasal verbs, but we\u2019re going to look at the ones that use the word \u201cup\u201d specifically today. <\/p>\n

You might be surprised at just how many there are, and these can be great to use in conversation in the right settings. <\/p>\n