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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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cheer their team up/on
Some excited fans were blowing air horns to cheer their team on.
Hi,
Could I replace "on" in the above with "up?" If not, what are their differences? Thanks.
Hi,
Could I replace "on" in the above with "up?" If not, what are their differences? Thanks.
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on: for competitions up: for mood
- on: for competitions up: for mood
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Hi Angliholic
No, if you use up, there is a big change in meaning.
'Cheer someone on' means to 'encourage someone using cheers/shouts'. Even if a team (in a race/competition) is in the lead, the fans would probably still be cheering them on. Basically the fans are loudly encouraging the team to go on to success.
'Cheer someone up' means to 'make someone feel
No, if you use up, there is a big change in meaning.
'Cheer someone on' means to 'encourage someone using cheers/shouts'. Even if a team (in a race/competition) is in the lead, the fans would probably still be cheering them on. Basically the fans are loudly encouraging the team to go on to success.
'Cheer someone up' means to 'make someone feel
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