Phrases & Expressions

To end a romantic relationship.

• They broke up last month.
• She broke up with her boyfriend after two years.

To cause something to fall or move downwards.

• Please bring down the box from the top shelf.
• Can you help me bring down the suitcases from the attic?

To earn a particular amount of money from a job.

• He brings home a good salary.
• She brings home about two thousand pounds a month.

To earn or produce an amount of money or profit.

• This new product will bring in a lot of revenue.
• Her part-time job brings in about 800 dollars a month.

To cause people or things to be together in one place.

• The festival brings people together from all over the world.
• Let's bring the chairs together to form a circle.

To care for a child until he or she is an adult.

• She brought up three children alone.
• I was brought up by my grandparents in a small village.

To destroy completely by fire.

• The barn burned down.
• They burned down the building.

To destroy something completely by fire, or to be destroyed this way.

• The fire burned up all the old letters in the box.
• The meteor burned up before it reached the ground.

To phone a place, such as your workplace or a radio show, to give information.

• Please call in if you are going to be late.
• Listeners can call in with their questions during the show.

To inform your employer that you cannot come to work because you are ill.

• I have to call in sick today because I have a fever.
• She called in sick and missed the morning meeting.