Phrasal Verb
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.
Phrasal Verb:
buttress something up
Meaning / Example:
1. to brace something; to provide architectural support for something.
> We have to buttress up this part of the wall while we work on it.
2. to provide extra support, often financial support, for something.
> We rounded up some money to buttress the company up through the sales slump.
Phrasal verbs are compound verbs that result from combining a verb with an adverb or a preposition. The resulting compound verb is idiomatic.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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