Phrasal Verb - make something up

Phrasal verbs are compound verbs that result from combining a verb with an adverb or a preposition. The resulting compound verb is idiomatic.

Phrasal Verb:

make something up

Meaning / Example:

1. to redo something; to do something that one has failed to do in the past.
> Can I make the lost time up?
> Can I make up the test that I missed?

2. to assemble something.
> We will ship the parts to China where we will make up the computers with cheap labor.
> Have they finished making up the pages for the next edition of the magazine?

3. to think up something; to make and tell a lie.
> That's not true! You just made that up!
> I didn't make it up!

4. to mix something up; to assemble something.
> John: Is my prescription ready? Druggist: No, I haven't made it up yet.

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.

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