{"id":69865,"date":"2023-06-06T19:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=69865"},"modified":"2023-06-09T23:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T23:49:44","slug":"up-your-english-vocabulary-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/up-your-english-vocabulary-game\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 2003: How to Up your English Vocabulary Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The phrasal verb &#8216;run up&#8217; has many meanings in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you ready to run up your All Ears English listening time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen in on today\u2019s episode and get into using this phrasal verb in three different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2003 - How to Up your English Vocabulary Game\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbTxbkHyi1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Run up a bill<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay asks Aubrey if she has run up a bill in a restaurant without knowing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey answers that this has happened to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She shares a funny story that happened when she was engaged to be married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was looking for a venue for their wedding luncheon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was with her husband and their parents and they dined at a French restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They asked for recommendations from the server and he recommended a seafood salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it arrived, it was bigger than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the bill came, they were surprised to see the salad was $500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their parents were planning to foot the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>foot the bill<\/strong>: to pay for a bill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They did end up booking the restaurant despite the huge cost of the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Today&#8217;s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most of our episodes, today\u2019s discussion is inspired by an All Ears English listener question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay and Aubrey will be talking about the phrasal verb \u2018run up.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Would you please talk about the word &#8216;up&#8217;? Sometimes it says &#8216;run up&#8217; or &#8216;walk up&#8217;. I feel that &#8216;up&#8217; could be removed, but it is more native. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. I am Michelle BTW.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This question was passed to us by Sandy, the All Ears English social media manager in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The listener sent this through social media platforms in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Multiple meanings of \u2018run up\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we\u2019ll dive into the phrasal verb \u2018run up.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has many meanings and we&#8217;ll break them down so you can use them properly in a conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are three meanings to help you get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-to-go-up\"><strong>#1: To go up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This meaning is often used when you refer to someone or something going physically up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be going up a floor in a building or a home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can also mean going uptown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of geography, this is heading in a northern direction from a starting point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you remove the word \u2018up\u2019, it can still have the same meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I\u2019m going to run up to her office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He ran up to his bedroom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He ran to the coffee shop \/ He ran over to the coffee shop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you going up to Arizona?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-to-take-something-upstairs\"><strong>#2: To take something upstairs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With this meaning, instead of going up yourself, it means bringing something up with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is often used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/can-bail-you-out-in-english\/\">informal situations<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is different from the first meaning because you are bringing an object with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> It is usually used when you are taking something upstairs to a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I ran the report up to his office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He\u2019s going to run the meeting notes up to her.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you run this up to your sister?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-to-increase-or-allow-to-pile-up\"><strong>#3: To increase or allow to pile up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This meaning is used when referring to bills or debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be used for anything that can increase or accumulate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also hear this in sports when talking about scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The baseball team ran the score up in the 3rd inning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She often runs up charges on her telephone bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An idiom used with this phrasal verb is &#8216;run up the flagpole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We taught this in a recent episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can hear it at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/english-slang-with-slangman-david-burke-from-voa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AEE 1944: New or No Longer? Business English Slang with Slangman David Burke from VOA.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that episode, Lindsay and David talked about whether this idiom is still relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Roleplay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you understand the different meanings of \u2018run up\u2019, here is a quick roleplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will help you to better understand how to use this phrasal verb in a conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this scenario, Lindsay and Aubrey are at an NBA game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Lindsay:<\/strong> Wow they really ran up the score this half.<br><strong>Aubrey:<\/strong> Seriously! Hey, I\u2019m going to run up to the snack shop. 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