If you cut your skin, it needs to 'heal up'
· This will take a week to heal up.
· I cut myself shaving and it will not heal up.
Before I go on a long journey, I have to 'fill up' my car with petrol ( or if I were in the US 'gas'.)
· I need to fill up my car.
· The concert filled up quickly and not everybody could get in.
When I send a package, I 'wrap it up' well.
· Could you wrap this up for me?
· They didn't wrap it up properly and it got damaged.
If you have something valuable, it is a good idea to 'lock it up'.
· He did not lock up his desk properly and somebody stole his calculator.
· I think they should lock up pedophiles for a very long time.
If you don't have enough money to buy something, you need to 'save up'.
· I am saving up to go on a trip to New York.
· You'll have to save up if you want to buy a car.
When things are in a mess, you need to 'tidy them up'.
· We need to tidy up the office before the visitor comes.
· Tidy up your desk. It's such a mess.
Phrasal Verbs with UP 3
If you make a mess, you need to 'clear it up'.
· It was your party. You clear up the mess.
· Don't expect me to clear up after you.
If you need some support, you need somebody to 'back you up'.
· If you report it, I'll back you up.
· Nobody would back me up when I complained.
If there is none left, you have 'used it all up'.
· The ketchup bottle is empty. We must have used it all up.
· We must stop for petrol (or gas!) . We've used it all up.
On a special occasion, you put on fine clothes – you dress up.
· Do we need to dress up for the party?
· I like dressing up and going somewhere fancy.
If you fall behind in your studies, you need to 'catch up'.
· He was ill for two months and is struggling to catch up.
· I need to put in some work to catch up on what I missed.
If you go to bed late, you 'stay up'.
· My student daughter stays up until 3 every day.
· I cannot stay up late. I've got to start early tomorrow.
Perhaps my daughter's parents didn't 'bring her up' correctly.
· She was brought up very strictly.
· He's been very well brought up.
When it's time to finish drinking, you tell everybody to 'drink up'.
· Drink up. We have to leave now.
· It's time to go so drink up.
If you like vegetables as I do, you 'eat them all up' and don't leave any on your plate.
· If you eat up all your carrots, you can have some ice cream.
· I ate up all the chocolate that we had.
If you need some information, you should 'look it up' on Google.
· I looked up the name of the capital of Scotland. It is not Glasgow.
· Can you look up his phone number for me, please?
Phrasal Verbs with UP 4
If someone 'beats you up', they hit and kick you and hurt you a lot.
· The muggers beat him up badly.
· I was beaten up so badly that I was off work for a month.