II Phrasal Verbs^17911
Speak out = talk openly and freely
Example: People are afraid to speak out in oppressive political re-
gImes.
Speak up = Talk more loudly
Example: They couldn't hear the speaker and asked him to speak
up a bit.
Split up = divide into groups
Example: The teacher split the class up into groups of four.
Sptit up = finish a relationship
Example: They are always splitting up and then getting back to-
gether again.
Spur on = encourage someone to continue
Example: The thought of the bonus spurred her on to complete the
work on time.
Squeeze up = get more people into a space than normal or com-
fortable
Example: Four of us had to squeeze up in the back of the car.
Stand by = support someone
Example: He stood by her throughout the trial as he believed her to
be innocent.
Stand for = accept or tolerate behaviour
Example: I'm not going to stand for their rudeness any longer.
Stand for = the words represented by certain initials
Example: 'WHAT do the letters BBC stand for? ' 'British Broad-
casting Corporation.'
Stand in for = substitute someone temporarily
Example: She had to stand in for the editor while he was on holi-
coco
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