Phrasal Verb - lather up

A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words

Phrasal Verb:

lather up

Meaning / Example:

1. [for a horse] to develop a foam of sweat from working very hard.
> The horses lathered up heavily during the race.

2. [for soap] to develop thick suds when rubbed in water.
> This soap won't lather up, even when I rub it hard.

3. and lather oneself up [for one] to apply soap lather to one's body.
> He will spend a few minutes lathering himself up before he rinses.
> He lathered up and then shaved.

A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.

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