Preposition 'Up' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To up'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Mark up' means...

Change your opinion quickly

Fill a venue

Increase the price of something

'Own up' means...

Appear

Confess

Write something completely

'Conjure up' means...

Continue doing something with energy

Look in a place to try to find something

Create something without many resources

'Saw up' means...

Try to make something sound less important

Get work without effort

Cut into pieces with a saw

'Ham up' means...

Be unnecessarily long

Be bored, upset or sick of something

Perform or act in an excessive way to attract attention or amuse people

'Lock up' means...

Close all doors, windows, etc.

Make something quickly without much preparation

Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity

'Spike up' means...

Increase, accumulate something

Increase sharply

Take or grab hold of something

'Beat up' means...

Leave somewhere to go to another place

Leave somewhere safe or comfortable

Attack violently

'Lark it up' means...

Enjoy yourself noisily and exuberantly

Stop an activity

Make, assemble or produce something quickly, without much care

'Gang up' means...

Form a group against something or someone

Criticise or attack fiercely

Ignore, pay little attention

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