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    cut up

    US /kʌt ʌp/

    ・

    UK /kʌt ʌp/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbBe cut up (about) to be upset or angry
    The politician became cut up because the reporter would not stop asking questions
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo criticize someone severely
    People cut up the newly elected governor for failing to follow through on his promises
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo cut something into small pieces
    My mother asked me to cut up the potato into bite-sized pieces
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo be very upset or distressed.
    He was really cut up about losing his job.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo behave in a silly or mischievous way.
    The kids were cutting up in class, making it hard to teach.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo amuse someone greatly.
    His jokes really cut me up.

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    • In this sentence, 'finely' is an adverb of degree, and it describes how small something needs to be cut up.

      In this sentence, 'finely' is an adverb of degree, and it describes how small something needs to be cut up.

    A2

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    13:35Jimmy O. Yang Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
    • They're just little cut-up pieces of white meat, chicken lives.

      They're just little cut-up pieces of white meat, chicken lives.

    • They're just little cut up pieces of white meat chicken lies.

      They're just little cut up pieces of white meat chicken lies.

    B1

    Improve Your English Vocabulary: 5 terms for a healthy life

    21:16Improve Your English Vocabulary: 5 terms for a healthy life
    • goes: "Woo." It doesn't go: "Moo", because it's cut up. "Woo". And you just

      goes: "Woo." It doesn't go: "Moo", because it's cut up. "Woo". And you just

    • You know, it's got like ground beef and it's - it doesn't go "moo" because it's cut up.

      You know, it's got like ground beef and it's - it doesn't go "moo" because it's cut up.

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by  the sad event, but that he was an excellent man  

      And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by  the sad event, but that he was an excellent man  

    • And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event,

      And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event,

    B2

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    02:54Friends: Rachel Fires Monica (Season 5 Clip) | TBS
    • It's, uh, 72 long-stemmed red roses, one for each day that I've known and loved Emily cut up into mulch.

      It's, uh, 72 long-stemmed red roses, one for each day that I've known and loved Emily cut up into mulch.

    • It's, uh, 72 long-stemmed red roses, one for each day that I've known and loved Emily cut up into mulch.

      It's, uh, 72 long-stemmed red roses, one for each day that I've known and loved Emily cut up into mulch.

    A2

    A Guide to Personalising Books *grangerising*

    17:51A Guide to Personalising Books *grangerising*
    • Egbert the Great to the Revolution. And this book is kind of about print collecting and the practice of collecting prints, maps, significant documents, artefacts and the book itself, the book that James Granger wrote, did not include any pictures apart from the portrait of him at the front. However his friend Richard Bull was inspired by this book to enhance his print collection and as part of this he cut up James Granger's book and he compiled the advice in a cut and stick method alongside the prints that he had in his collection.

      Egbert the Great to the Revolution. And this book is kind of about print collecting and the practice of collecting prints, maps, significant documents, artefacts and the book itself, the book that James Granger wrote, did not include any pictures apart from the portrait of him at the front. However his friend Richard Bull was inspired by this book to enhance his print collection and as part of this he cut up James Granger's book and he compiled the advice in a cut and stick method alongside the prints that he had in his collection.

    • as part of this, he cut up James Granger's book and he, like, compiled the advice in a cut-and-stick method alongside the prints that he had in his collection.

      as part of this, he cut up James Granger's book and he, like, compiled the advice in a cut-and-stick method alongside the prints that he had in his collection.

    A2

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    49:36The World of Khubilai Khan: A Revolution in Painting
    • Each of these characters is about two inches in height, was written in a grid so that it could be cut up and pasted on a stone slab and carved into a stele.

      Each of these characters is about two inches in height, was written in a grid so that it could be cut up and pasted on a stone slab and carved into a stele.

    • Each of these characters is about two inches in height, was written in a grid so that it could be cut up and carved, pasted onto a stone slab and carved into a stele.

      Each of these characters is about two inches in height, was written in a grid so that it could be cut up and carved, pasted onto a stone slab and carved into a stele.

    B2

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    • It is like one of those really popular ones that you see at night markets where they cut up the whole potato and it's like a long spiral.

      It is like one of those really popular ones that you see at night markets where they cut up the whole potato and it's like a long spiral.

    • where they cut up the whole potato and it's

      where they cut up the whole potato and it's

    B1

    15 PHRASAL VERBS with meanings you can’t guess!

    13:3315 PHRASAL VERBS with meanings you can’t guess!
    • Cut up.

      Cut up.

    • So, you can cut up your vegetables, you can cut up your meats, etc.

      So, you can cut up your vegetables, you can cut up your meats, etc.

    A2

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    • We've even found fossilized animal bones that were cut up for dinner that are around 2.5 million years old.

      We've even found fossilized animal bones that were cut up for dinner that are around 2.5 million years old.

    • We've even found fossilized animal bones that were cut up for dinner that are around 2.5 million years old.

      We've even found fossilized animal bones that were cut up for dinner that are around 2.5 million years old.

    B2