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Matress Posted 19 years ago
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flare up under

0I am tring to understand the sentence below, but the bold expression drove me a little confuse.02br
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00"And some people who have a chronic illness may find that the symptons of the illness 01b00flare up under02b00 an overload of stress."02br
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00Let's see: if a person has a chronic illness, it can get worst cause an overload of stress. 02br
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00Is it the idea? If not, please help me with the right meaning. 02br
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00Marco. 0-
  

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0Hi Marco, (I must pay more attention - I don't think I realized that was your name before!)02br
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00You are correct.02br
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00A "flare up" is a pretty common way to refer to when symptoms of a chronic illness "come out of hiding." So the phrase "flare up" is not related to the "under an overload of stress." You could rewrite to say "An overload of st
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01i01b00flare up02b02br
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02i01b00b02b00 01b00:02b00 a sudden intensification of something previously mild or quiescent <a 01i00flare-up 02i00of labor disputes> <a new 01i00flare-up 02i00of border disorders>; 01font
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Hi Marco, (I must pay more attention - I don't think I realized that was your name before!)12br
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10A "flare up" is a pretty common way to refer to when symptoms of a chronic illness "come out of hiding." So the phrase "flare up" is not rel
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10-----12br
11i11b10flare up12b12br
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12i11b10b12b10 11b10:12b10 a sudden intensification of something previously mild or quiescent <a 11i10flare-up 12i10of labor disputes> <
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