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    rake up

    US /reik ʌp/

    ・

    UK /reik ʌp/

    B2
    phr.v.To bring up or mention unpleasant past matters again.
    Don't rake up old mistakes during the interview today.

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    06:59Learn 8 English Idioms You Can Use At Work! ?‍??
    • There's a lot of leaves on the ground here in Ontario, Canada, so I'm sure a lot of people had to roll up their sleeves this past weekend to rake up those leaves.

      There's a lot of leaves on the ground here in Ontario, Canada, so I'm sure a lot of people had to roll up their sleeves this past weekend to rake up those leaves.

    • up their sleeves this past weekend to rake up those leaves.

      up their sleeves this past weekend to rake up those leaves.

    A2

    Indian doctors strike over murder of trainee medic | BBC News

    04:10Indian doctors strike over murder of trainee medic | BBC News
    • Well definitely you know every time an incident as gruesome as this comes up to four people come out on streets there are candle marches and there are protests that are staged in to put pressure on the government and there have been laws to curtail and take tough action against the culprits but that hasn't deterred these sort of incidents in the past we know the government came up with a very harsh punishment and a policy that was called Nirbhaya which means fearless in Hindi for taking action against culprits for such gruesome acts but there still has been a lot of incidents reported on a daily basis in India and this one happening in hospitals definitely does rake up a lot of questions about security at government institutions and government service places like that of hospitals and that has sparked outrage across the country.

      Well definitely you know every time an incident as gruesome as this comes up to four people come out on streets there are candle marches and there are protests that are staged in to put pressure on the government and there have been laws to curtail and take tough action against the culprits but that hasn't deterred these sort of incidents in the past we know the government came up with a very harsh punishment and a policy that was called Nirbhaya which means fearless in Hindi for taking action against culprits for such gruesome acts but there still has been a lot of incidents reported on a daily basis in India and this one happening in hospitals definitely does rake up a lot of questions about security at government institutions and government service places like that of hospitals and that has sparked outrage across the country.

    • this one happening in hospitals definitely does rake up a lot of, uh, uh, uh, uh, you know, questions about security at government institutions and government, uh, uh, service places like that of hospitals.

      this one happening in hospitals definitely does rake up a lot of, uh, uh, uh, uh, you know, questions about security at government institutions and government, uh, uh, service places like that of hospitals.

    B1

    Learn English While Shopping (Super Easy!)

    11:00Learn English While Shopping (Super Easy!)
    • So here are some small rakes, big rakes, used to rake up leaves.

      So here are some small rakes, big rakes, used to rake up leaves.

    • So here are some small rakes, big rakes, used to rake up leaves.

      So here are some small rakes, big rakes, used to rake up leaves.

    B1

    Top 10 Celebrities with BS First Jobs

    05:04Top 10 Celebrities with BS First Jobs
    • He got paid to rake up sand traps,

      He got paid to rake up sand traps,

    • He Got paid to rake up sand traps, and

      He Got paid to rake up sand traps, and

    B1