| 词组 | work up to |
| 释义 | work up to 1. work up to sth • work sb up to sth to gradually get ready to do something that seems difficult, or tell someone something that seems embarrassing: ▪ Topaz suddenly realized that Tim was working up to a proposal of marriage. work up to doing sth ▪ I hope you're not working up to telling me that you can't pay me what you owe. work yourself up to doing sth ▪ They've been working themselves up to asking for a pay rise, but I don't think they'll get it. ■ SIMILAR TO: lead up to sth 2. work up to sth to gradually do more of something, or do something that is more and more difficult, until you reach a particular level: ▪ If I were you I'd do the easy questions and then work up to the more difficult ones. ■ SIMILAR TO: build up to sth |
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