Phrasal Verbs

save up

This page is about the phrasal verb save up

Meaning

to put something aside for the future

For example

  • save up for sth My daughter is saving up for a new mobile phone. She's already got fifty dollars.

  • save up sth Mike is saving up his days off so he can take an extra week's vacation at Christmas.

Quick Quiz

Tim's saving up for a new computer, so he

a. doesn't keep much money

b. doesn't spend much money

c. doesn't earn much money
a) doesn't keep much money b) doesn't spend much money c) doesn't earn much money

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