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bring up
/bɹˈɪŋ ˈʌp/
/bɹˈɪŋ ˈʌp/
to bring up
[VERB] MAIN VERB
[phrase form: bring]
3
to initiate or introduce something, often with a sense of bringing it into existence or activating it as if by magic
Examples
1. You definitely struck a sour note when you brought up Dan's ex-girlfriends during your best man speech.
2. Like Castle, Wilson had been brought up in a similar way, and they spoke the same language.
3. The politician kept bringing up a scandal that had already been resolved, and was accused of beating a dead horse to score political points.
4. I thought about bringing up my concerns but decided instead to let sleeping dogs lie.
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