Swelled up
Consider the following sentence:
"I had no idea why my mother suddenly swelled up and turned even more irritable than usual."
In this context, what does 'swell up' mean?
Does it have any physical connotation?
And is this a phrasal verb?
Top answer
Christine Christie In this context, what does 'swell up' mean? It is unusual in this context. It puts me in mind of the Yiddish unger bluzen , swollen with anger.
- Christine Christie In this context, what does 'swell up' mean?
- It is unusual in this context.
- It puts me in mind of the Yiddish unger bluzen , swollen with anger.
- It seems to be figurative, but when someone gets very angry, their face can seem to get puffy.
- It is possible it is literal, but it I can't be sure from this scant context.
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Christine ChristieIn this context, what does 'swell up' mean?
It is unusual in this context. It puts me in mind of the Yiddish unger bluzen, swollen with anger. It seems to be figurative, but when someone gets very angry, their face can seem to get puffy. It is possible it is literal, but it I can't be sure from this scant context. For a person to li
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