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English Expressions, Idioms & Phrasal Verbs | Meanings, Examples & Usage

Phrasal-verb Self-awareness

to reveal something that was hidden or unclear

"Therapy helped him bring to light the real source of his anger."

Idiom Creativity

to contribute something useful or valuable

"Each team member brings something unique to the table."

Phrasal-verb Unity

to unite people for a purpose

"Family events bring together everyone and strengthen bonds."

Phrasal-verb Cooperation

to combine different thoughts or approaches for a shared goal

"The summit aims to bring together ideas from across nations for sustainable progress."

Phrasal-verb Unity

to unite countries for a common purpose or goal

"The conference helped bring together nations for global development."

Phrasal-verb Teamwork

to unite people to work collaboratively

"The new manager managed to bring together the whole team after a conflict."

Phrasal-verb Workplace communication

to start discussing a topic in a conversation or meeting

"She decided to bring up the issue of delayed payments during the meeting."

Idiom Family

to raise and take care of children

"They worked hard to bring up a family."

Phrasal-verb Conflict

to confront someone with a problem or difficulty

"He was suddenly brought up against a serious obstacle."

Phrasal-verb Government

to introduce a topic or proposal for official discussion

"The minister decided to bring up for debate a new tax reform policy."

Phrasal-verb Discussion

to introduce a topic for polite debate or talk

"I’d like to bring up for discussion the new proposal everyone received."

Phrasal-verb Communication

to introduce or suggest new ideas for discussion

"He encouraged everyone to bring up ideas during the workshop."

Phrasal-verb Finance

to increase the rate charged on loans

"Central banks often bring up interest rates to control inflation."

Phrasal-verb Diplomacy

to start discussing trade terms formally

"The minister plans to bring up negotiations during the next summit."

Phrasal-verb Conflict

to mention past problems during a new argument

"He always brings up old issues whenever they argue."

Phrasal-verb Economy

to cause prices to increase; to make costs rise

"High demand for oil can bring up prices across many industries."

Phrasal-verb Information

to give someone the latest information about something

"Can you bring me up to date on the latest news?"

Phrasal-verb Business

to make someone or something fully informed or updated

"The new employees were brought up to speed on the company’s financial goals."

Phrasal-verb Communication

to mention a topic or issue to someone for discussion

"I decided to bring up the issue with my manager during our weekly meeting."

Phrasal-verb Emotional conflict

to force yourself to do something that is emotionally difficult

"He couldn't bring himself to tell her the truth."

Idiom Emotion

extremely sad about something or someone

"He was broken-hearted after the breakup."

Phrasal-verb Education

to ignore or dismiss something or someone

"She brushed aside the criticism and kept working on her project."

Phrasal-verb Hair

to push hair away from the face using the hand or brush

"She brushed back her hair to see more clearly."

Phrasal-verb Attitude

to ignore or dismiss a mistake or criticism

"He brushed off the criticism and continued working."

Phrasal-verb Self-belief

to ignore self-doubt and continue with confidence

"He brushed off doubt and delivered a great speech."

Phrasal-verb Positivity

to ignore or dismiss negative emotions or comments

"He just brushed off the negativity and stayed focused."

Idiom Movement

to move quickly by someone or something with slight contact

"He brushed past the reporters without stopping."

Phrasal-verb Study

to quickly review or go through something

"I’ll brush through my notes one more time before the exam."

Phrasal-verb Hygiene

to clean or improve something; to review or practice

"He brushed up his teeth quickly before leaving for work."

Phrasal-verb Self-improvement

to improve your knowledge or skills that you already learned

"I need to brush up on my presentation skills before the big meeting."

Idiom Cybersecurity

a method of hacking that tries all possible combinations of passwords until the correct one is found

"The attacker launched a brute force attack on the system’s login page."

Phrasal-verb Emotion

to show excitement or happiness in an obvious way

"The children were bubbling over with joy on the last day of school."

Phrasal-verb Emotion

to be full of excitement, happiness, or energy

"The kids were bubbling with excitement at the party."

Idiom Happiness

very happy and excited

"The children were bubbling with joy after receiving their gifts."

Phrasal-verb Focus

to start working seriously after being distracted

"It’s time to buckle down and finish the report."

Phrasal-verb Study

to start working seriously on something important

"I have to buckle down on my thesis this weekend."

Phrasal-verb Stress

to give in or collapse under pressure

"He refused to buckle under the stress of his new responsibilities."

Idiom Stress

to give in or fail due to too much stress or pressure

"Some employees buckle under pressure, while others thrive."

Idiom Stress

to give in to stress or pressure

"She refused to buckle under the strain and kept going."

Phrasal-verb Travel

to fasten your seatbelt for safety

"Don’t forget to buckle up before the car moves."

Phrasal-verb Friendship

to become partners or friends with someone

"New hires buddy up with mentors during orientation week."

Phrasal-verb Finance

to plan how much money will be needed for something

"We need to budget for our new marketing campaign."

Phrasal-verb Planning

to allocate money for a future need

"Finance budgets out for new laptops in the annual plan."

Phrasal-verb Planning

to plan specific chunks of time for tasks

"I budget time blocks on Monday for deep work and catch-up slots."

Phrasal-verb Software

to malfunction or behave unexpectedly because of a bug

"The new update made the camera app bug out constantly."

Idiom Innovation

to improve an existing product or idea

"Every tech company tries to build a better mousetrap in its field."

Phrasal-verb Development

to develop cooperation or structures that connect different entities globally

"They aim to build across regions to support innovation networks."

Phrasal-verb Diplomacy

to form cooperative relationships between groups or nations

"Countries must build alliances to face economic crises together."

Phrasal-verb Politics

to form partnerships or agreements with other groups or parties

"The party aims to build alliances with smaller political movements to strengthen its position."

Phrasal-verb Strategy

to base something on a central idea or feature

"The company plans to build around AI as its main technology."