| A | B |
| bring up | introduce a topic in conversation |
| come up | be introduced in conversation |
| come up with | produce an idea |
| make something up | invent a story that isn't true |
| cheer up | to make happier |
| save up | save money to buy something |
| clear up | become brighter or drier weather |
| blow up | explode |
| tear up | to tear something into pieces |
| beat up | to hit someone repeatedly so that they are badly hurt |
| break up/split up | separate |
| clean up | to make something cleaner and neater |
| fix up | repair and improve |
| look something up | research the meaning of something |
| put up with | tolerate something |
| hold up | delay |
| mix up | to think one thing is another thing |