Maribel Ceballos Carmona

Begin a new activity. Ex: Mario took up horse riding last weekend

Accept an offer or invitation. Ex: Maria took up the job offer

Take up

Reduce volume. Ex: Please turn down the radioReject. Ex: Andres turned down our intitation.

Turn dow

n

Increase volume. Ex: please turn up the radio.Appear. Ex: Andres turned up at the party without invitation.

Turn up

Give

up

• Should I give up this job?

• Yes, you should give it up.

Pick

up

• Shall we pick up the children?

• Yes, let’s pick them up.

I am behind

with my

emails. I

catch up

on them

We want to compensate

for this mistake.

How can we make up for

it? This noise in intolerable. I cannot

put up with it.

Came across

• I came across the book by chance

• I came across it by chance.

Broken down

• My TV has broken down