Aug 31
SET something UP
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- I’ve always wanted to set up my own business.
- We set the company up in 1991. We have been running it for 18 years.
- Our school manager set up a group of five people to find out school’s major problems.
MEANING
set up something: to create or start something. ( bir is kurmak, baslatmak )
Aug 30
TAKE UP something ( 2 )
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- I can’t stand seeing this refrigrator in the kitchen. It takes up a lot of space.
- Recently looking for a new job has been taking up all my time.
- I was sorry to take up so much of my teacher’s time but it was really urgent.
MEANING
take up something: to fill a particular space or time.
Aug 30
TAKE UP something ( 1)
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- You should take up doing exercises if you want to lose weight.
- As I haven’t driven a car for nearly 20 years, it will be better for me to take up driving lessons.
- Although he is 60, he has taken up tennis.
- My sister took up the guitar when she was 6.
MEANING
take up something: to start to do a new activity. ( ba?lamak )
OPPOSITE ( X )
take up something X give up something
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