WORK UP


Meaning of WORK UP in English

v.

1) ( d ; refl. , tr. ) ('to excite') to ~ into (he worked himself up into a rage)

2) ( d ; refl. , tr. ) ('to incite') to ~ to (the orator worked the crowd up to a fever pitch)

3) ( misc. ) she worked her way up to the top

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.