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work up

Idiom Emotion

Meaning

to gradually build courage, energy, or an appetite

Example Sentences

"It took me a while to work up the courage to ask."

Related Expressions

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to improve one's position, typically in a career or personal...

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to divide the work or responsibility among people

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to increase your effort or speed

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to succeed brilliantly or achieve something with excellence

out with the old, in with the new

to replace old things or ideas with new ones

take someone's breath away

to impress or amaze someone with beauty or charm