Expression Cards: phrasal-verb
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phrasal-verb
bond deeply with
Meaning
to form a very close emotional relationship with someone
Example
Parents **bond deeply with** their newborns through love and care.
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bond over
Meaning
to develop a close relationship through shared interests or experiences
Example
We **bonded over** our love for traveling.
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bond through
Meaning
to form a close relationship by sharing experiences or emotions
Example
We **bonded through** our shared struggles in college.
phrasal-verb
bond with
Meaning
to develop a close emotional connection with someone
Example
Parents should spend time to **bond with** their children.
phrasal-verb
book into
Meaning
to reserve accommodation at a hotel or place
Example
We **booked into** a nice resort by the beach for our holiday.
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book up
Meaning
to reserve all available places or tickets
Example
All the hotels were **booked up** weeks before the holiday.
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boom out
Meaning
to grow or expand rapidly
Example
The tech sector has **boomed out** in the last few years.
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boost confidence
Meaning
to increase optimism or trust in the economy
Example
Positive trade data helped **boost confidence** among entrepreneurs.
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boost consumer confidence
Meaning
to increase public trust in the economy
Example
Lower interest rates can **boost consumer confidence** and spending.
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boost foreign reserves
Meaning
to increase a country's holdings of foreign currencies
Example
The rise in exports helped **boost foreign reserves** significantly.
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boost innovation
Meaning
to encourage new ideas and technologies
Example
Investing in education can **boost innovation** and productivity.
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boost investor confidence
Meaning
to make investors feel more positive about investing
Example
Strong GDP growth can **boost investor confidence** in the market.
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boost productivity
Meaning
to increase efficiency and output of workers or industries
Example
New technologies are helping factories **boost productivity**.
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boost up
Meaning
to increase or enhance something such as production or growth
Example
The new incentives will **boost up** industrial productivity.
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boost up foreign reserves
Meaning
to increase a country's foreign currency holdings
Example
The central bank is working to **boost up foreign reserves** through remittances.
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boost up sales
Meaning
to increase the number of products sold
Example
The new marketing plan aims to **boost up** sales during the holiday season.
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boot into
Meaning
to start a computer or device and load its operating system
Example
When I **boot into** Linux, the system loads all my development tools automatically.
phrasal-verb
boot loop
Meaning
to restart continuously due to a system error
Example
After the update, my phone got stuck in a **boot loop**.
phrasal-verb
botch up
Meaning
to do a job badly or carelessly
Example
He completely **botched up** the report.
phrasal-verb
bottle down
Meaning
to suppress or hide emotions deeply inside
Example
He tends to **bottle down** his anger instead of talking about it.
phrasal-verb
bottle emotions
Meaning
to keep emotions hidden instead of expressing them
Example
She tends to **bottle emotions** instead of talking about them.
phrasal-verb
bottle emotions up
Meaning
to keep your emotions hidden inside instead of expressing them
Example
He tends to **bottle his emotions up** instead of talking about them.
phrasal-verb
bottle in
Meaning
to keep emotions inside instead of expressing them
Example
He tends to **bottle in** his sadness rather than share it.
phrasal-verb
bottle out
Meaning
to decide not to express your feelings because of fear or shyness
Example
He wanted to tell her how he felt but **bottled out** at the last moment.