PHRASAL VERBS up 8

Incrementar, Marcar el precio para arriba, subir el precio de algo... to increase the price of something.

Department stores usually mark up wholesale prices by around 40%. If they buy something for $7.00, they’ll sell it for about $10.00. ------- MARK UP something.

Arruinar, regarla, dañar. to spoil or damage something, or to do something wrong or badly. (see also: screw up).

Many people say the countries that invaded Iraq to get rid of Saddam Hussein really messed things up and made life harder for most Iraqis. ------- MESS UP.

Confundir a alguien. to confuse, worry or upset someone. (see also: jumble up).

Brenan brothers look so alike that it’s easy to mix them up. ----- MIX UP something or someone.

Revolver algo arriba. to make a group of things untidy or badly organized, or to move them into the wrong order. (see also: jumble up).

Maxy said that the orders were sent to the wrong customers after one of the workers mixed up the addresses. ---- to MIX UP.

Quedar o estar envuelto en, getiar o be mixeado arriba en/con. to be involved in an illegal or unpleasant activity. (Only used for something or somebody bad).

He’ll be spending the next ten years locked up in prison. The film's main character is Eugenio Derbez and he's a writer who "gets mixed up in" the violent world of drug-dealing. -------- GET/BE MIXED UP IN/WITH.

Abrirse más (dicese de los sentimientos),. to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings.

Mauricio has never told me much about himself, but he opened up last night and told me about his past and about his dreams for the future. ---------- OPEN UP.

Abrir camino a algo nuevo, openiar up. to show something that was hidden or not previously known.

New markets are opening up in Asia, so many companies from outside the region are looking into the possibility of doing business there.

Admitir, confesar. to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not important.

We knew it was Bob who’d been looking at gambling websites on the office computer, but he wouldn’t own up. He said it wasn’t him. ----- OWN UP.

Mejorar. to do something in a better way or with better results than when it was done before.

The coach Miguel Herrera said his team would have to improve on its defensive play in order to win the championship. --------- IMPROVE UPON/ON.

insistir en. to demand, to say that you must have something.

Ines always insists upon fresh fruit every morning. ------ INSIST ON/UPON something.

Hacer cola. (UK). to form or wait in a line. (see also: line up).

When we went to the bank we used to queue up at the counter, but now we take a number and sit down and wait until our number’s called out. ------ QUEUE UP. (UK).

Empacar. to collect your things together and put them into bags or boxes, especially when you have finished doing something.

Enrique Rodriguez has two days to pack his stuff up and move out of the apartment. ----------------- PACK UP.

Dar el ancho. measuarear arriba, dar la talla. to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else. (see also: live up to, come up to).

That fucking new president Donal Trump will never measure up; we might as well go ahead and fire him now. ----------------- MEASURE UP.