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cut up

Meaning: to cut something into small pieces

Synonym: chop up

For example:

  • cut sth up Before my cat eats the meat I buy for her, I have to cut it up.

  • cut up sth She eats whatever her mother cuts up and puts on her plate.

Quick Quiz:

If you're making a bowl of fruit salad, you'll need to cut up
  1. the bowl
  2. the salad
  3. the fruit

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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