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Lereve Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of turned up
what's the meaning of turned up in this sentence "The laThe latest statement from North Korea is not the first time it has turned up the diplomatic heat" ?
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There are two common meanings of "turned up," one is transitive and one is intransitive. This one is transitive. We're doing something to something.
- There are two common meanings of "turned up," one is transitive and one is intransitive.
- This one is transitive.
- We're doing something to something.
- This is like turning up the gas under the teakettle on the stove.
- We're making things hotter.
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There are two common meanings of "turned up," one is transitive and one is intransitive.
This one is transitive. We're doing something to something.
This is like turning up the gas under the teakettle on the stove. We're making things hotter. It probably means that when things are cool, the diplomats are all calm and well-behaved. Wh
This one is transitive. We're doing something to something.
This is like turning up the gas under the teakettle on the stove. We're making things hotter. It probably means that when things are cool, the diplomats are all calm and well-behaved. Wh
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