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| cover up for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (hide [sb]'s guilt) | يغطّي على شخص/شيء |
| | Her co-workers tried to cover up for her many mistakes. |
| gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put on clothing, kit) | يستعد لشيء، يتأهب لشيء |
| | The players were starting to gear up for the big game. |
| gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | يستعد لشيء |
| | I'm trying to gear up for my final exams on Monday. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (compensate) | يكفّر عن |
| | | يعوّض |
| | She made up for being rude to me yesterday by inviting me out for coffee. |
| | كفّرت لي عما بدر منها من وقاحةٍ بالأمس بدعوتها لي للخروج معًا لتناول القهوة. |
| make up for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (counter, outweigh) | يعوّض عن شيء |
| | He'll never be able to make up for his lack of natural ability. |
| | لن يتمكن أبدًا من التعويض عما ينقصه من موهبة طبيعية. |
| save up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put money aside for) | يدّخر المال لشيء |
| | I am trying to save up for a new car. |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (enrol, register) | يتسجل في شيء |
| | Have you signed up for the French translation course next spring? |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (consent) | يوافق على شيء |
| | More than 120 patients signed up for the clinical trial. |
| speak up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend) | يدافع عن، يقف إلى جانب |
| | My big brother spoke up for our sister when Mom was scolding her. |
| | دافع أخي الأكبر عن أختنا عندما كانت أمي توبخها بشدة. |
| stick up for [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (defend, support) | يقف إلى جانب، يناصر |
| | When the bullies came around, he stuck up for his little sister. |
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| come up for air v expr | (rise to water's surface) | يصعد إلى سطح الماء للتنفس |
| | He had to come up for air after being underwater for two minutes. |
| come up for air v expr | figurative (take a break) (مجازي) | يتنفّس |
| | We worked straight through for 24 hours without even a break to come up for air. |
| | عملنا بشكلٍ مستمر لأربع وعشرين ساعة دون أي استراحةٍ حتى للتنفّس. |
fired up about [sth],
fired up for [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (enthusiastic about [sth]) | متحمّس بشأن شيء، متحمّس لخوض شيء |
| | After an hour's practice on the tennis court, Isabel felt fired up for the tournament. |
| f*** [sth] up for [sb] v expr | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (spoil) | يفسد شيئًا على شخص |
| | Bob felt bad about f***ing the holiday up for everyone else by becoming ill. |
| give [sb] up for adoption v expr | (give up custody of child) | يقدم شخصًا للتبني |
| | Because of her difficult financial situation, Alexis gave up her son for adoption. |
| have [sth] lined up for [sth] v expr | informal (scheduled for a time) | مبرمَج لشيء، مُعَدّ لشيء |
| | We have three events lined up for next week. |
hit [sb] up,
hit [sb] up for [sth] v expr | slang (approach for: money) (المال) | يطلب شيئًا من شخص |
| | Watch out for Ralph, he's always hitting people up for money. |
| be lined up for [sth] expr | informal (set aside, ready) | مخصّص لشيء |
| | Those funds are lined up for emergencies. |
| make up for lost time v expr | (compensate for past inaction) | يعوض الوقت الضائع |
| | Her father made up for lost time by buying her lots of presents. |
| measure [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (calculate size: for clothing) | يأخذ مقاسات شخص لصنع شيء |
| | The tailor measured him up for a new suit. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | يوبّخ شخصًا على شيء، يؤنّب شخصًا على شيء |
| | Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
| put [sb/sth] up for adoption v expr | disapproving (child, pet) | يسلّم شخصًا للتبني |
| | | يعرض شيئًا للتبنّي |
| | The teenage girl gave birth to a baby boy, but immediately put him up for adoption. |
| | When the puppies were 8 weeks old, we put them up for adoption. |
| put [sth] up for auction v expr | (offer for sale at auction) | يعرض شيئًا على المزاد |
| | We put our house up for auction, but we didn't get nearly as much as we'd hoped for. |
| put up for hire v expr | (make available to rent) | يعرض للإيجار |
| | Owners can put their caravans up for hire on the website. |
| put [sth] up for rent v expr | (make available to lease, hire) | يعرض للإيجار |
| | I don't know whether to sell my house or put it up for rent. |
| put [sth] up for sale v expr | (offer for purchase) | يعرض شيئًا للبيع |
| | He put his house up for sale because it had become too small for his family. |
| sign [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] for [sth]) | يسجّل شخصًا في شيء، يسجّل اسم شخص في شيء |
| | The mother signed her kids up for summer camp. |
| | سجّلت الأمّ أطفالها في المخيم الصيفيّ. |
| size [sth/sb] up for [sth] v expr | (measure for clothing) | يخمّن مقاس شخص/شيء لشيء |
| | The tailor sized Morris up for his wedding suit. |
| stand up for [sb] v expr | figurative (defend [sb]) | يدافع عن، يقف إلى جانب |
| | Johnston was a hero who stood up for his fellow captors without regard for his own safety. |
| stand up for [sth] v expr | figurative (advocate [sth]) | يقف إلى جانب، يناصر |
| | Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the rights of African Americans. |
| stand up for yourself v expr | (defend yourself) | يدافع عن نفسه |
| | Suzie has to learn to stand up for herself. |
| tool up for [sth] v expr | (prepare for [sth]) | يستعدّ لشيء |
trade [sth] up for [sth],
trade up [sth] for [sth] v expr | (exchange: for [sth] of higher value) (حيث البديل أغلى) | يبادل شيئًا بشيء |
| a turn up for the books n | ([sth] surprising) | أمر مفاجئ، حدث مفاجئ |
| up for consideration adj | informal (being considered) | قيد، مدار |
| | The next topic up for consideration is the new bridge. |
| up for debate adj | (open to discussion) | مفتوح للنقاش |
| | The future of Britain's nuclear weapons system is up for debate. |
| up for discussion adj | (open to debate) | مطروح للنقاش |
| | The subject of you going to the party is not up for discussion. |
| up for discussion adj | (to be discussed) | مطروح للنقاش |
| | The question will be up for discussion at our next meeting. |
| up for grabs adj | informal (available) | متاح لمن يريده |
| | I don't want this bag of chips any more - it's up for grabs. |
| up for grabs adj | informal, figurative (available) | متاح لمن يقدر عليه |
| | The championship title is up for grabs at this final race of the season. |
| up for it expr | UK, slang (sexually available) | موافق على ممارسة الجنس |
| | Mark made a pass at Jennifer because he thought she was up for it. |
| up for it expr | informal (willing to do [sth]) | مستعدّ لشيء |
| up for negotiation adj | (open to debate) | مطروح للتفاوض، يمكن التفاوض عليه |
| | In a divorce settlement, everything is up for negotiation. |