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BRING UP.

Boom, he just brought up politics.

Or imagine you're in a meeting at work, everything's going well, but you know there is a problem with deadlines.

you take a deep breath and say i'm sorry but i need to bring this up we're going to be late with the project

That's the perfect moment to use bring up.

Bring up, again, it means to start a new topic.

She always brings up politics at family dinners.

I didn't want to bring up the problem, but it was important.

Can we not bring up my ex-boyfriend right now, please?

Go to the comments section and let me know what are the topics you never bring up.

The second meaning of bring up is to raise a child.

Someone asks you about your childhood, let's say, and then they say, where were you brought up?

Where were you brought up?

and that means where did you grow up, who raised you.

For instance, I was brought up in a small town by the sea.

My grandparents brought me up after my parents moved away.

It's not easy to bring up kids today.

Take up.

Imagine you're chatting with a friend over coffee and she tells you I've just taken up running.

I've just taken up

running so she has just started this new activity or hobby that's how people use it or in january when everybody is talking about their new year's resolutions you can say i don't know i want to take up pilates this year three examples listen i took up pilates last year and i love it

He is thinking of taking up Spanish classes in the evening.

During the lockdown many people took up baking bread.

Have you taken up a new sport or hobby recently?

The second meaning of take up is to use space or time.

This sofa takes up so much space.

Or you're talking about your work schedule.

Emails take up half of my day.

This sofa takes up too much space in the living room.

Work takes up most of my time.

Answering emails takes up a big part of my day.

The third meaning of take up is to accept an offer or challenge.

You smile and answer, OK, I'll take you up on that.

You take up the offer.

You take up the offer.

I think I'll take up their offer of a free trial.

He took up the challenge and ran a marathon.

They offered her a new job and she decided to take it up.

You're talking about your kids' homework and you say to them, don't put it off until Sunday night.

Don't put off your homework until the last minute.

You might say later, honestly, his behavior put me off working there.

His rude comments put me off working with him.

Come up with.

And then one person says, wait, I've come up with an idea.

I've come up with an idea.

Or your child is late to school and when the teacher asks why, he comes up with a crazy excuse.

She came up with a brilliant idea for the project.

We need to come up with a plan before Monday.

He came up with a funny excuse for being late.

Or at work your boss asks you, find out how much the tickets cost.

She always brings up politics at family dinners.

She always brings up politics at family dinners.

It's not easy to bring up kids today.

He's thinking of taking up Spanish classes in the evening.

Work takes up most of my time He took up the challenge and ran a marathon

He came up with a funny excuse for being late.

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