Verb back something up back someone up blow up blow something up

Meaning Reverse Support explode add air

Example
get out.

You'll have to back up your car so that I can

My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. We have to blow 50 balloons up for the
party.

break down

stop functioning (vehicle, Our car broke down at the side of the machine) highway in the snowstorm.

break down break something down break in break into something

get upset

The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. Our teacher broke the final

divide into smaller parts force entry to a building enter forcibly

project down into three separate parts.

Somebody broke in last night and stole our / stereo. The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.

break something in

wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new

I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.

break in break up break up break out

interrupt

The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved
to America.

end a relationship

start laughing (informal) escape

The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.

break out in something

develop a skin condition

avoir une ruption cutane

bring someone down bring someone up

make unhappy

This sad music is bringing me down. My grandparents brought me up after my

raise a child