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Face up to Phrasals
Bob & Jackie's Chemistry Project _________________________________________________

Episode 1: Let's Get Started Jackie: Ok, chemistry project. Let's get this up. Are you ok, Bob? experiment set

What's all this about a chemistry project? And what's the matter with Bob? Find out in episode 2 of Bob and Jackie's Chemistry Project.

Set up set up set up

Meaning: If you set something up, you make it ready for use, often by putting different parts of it together. Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle. They set up the equipment They set the equipment up They set it up They set up it Example sentence: We took so much equipment to the exhibition that it took almost a full morning to set it all up. Synonyms: assemble, put up, build

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