work up
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Definition(s):
- (v) form or accumulate steadily
- (v) develop
- (v) bolster or strengthen
- (v) come up with
Usage(s):
- Bin Laden, 50, had to work up his enmities, which were not innate.
- The young Lazaruses usually start in the basement, work up from stock boys or salesmen, must prove they can sell before moving higher.
- Although men and women both show interest in the bathroom, Barb says, it's mostly the men who work up the nerve to ask for directions.
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