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What does 'whipped up' mean? #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 17, 2004 20:42 pm   What does 'whipped up' mean?
 

Test No. incompl/inter-31 "Life on Mars?", question 8

As the planet gets nearer to the Sun, enormous dust storms can be whipped ..........

(a) over
(b) on
(c) in
(d) up

Test No. incompl/inter-31 "Life on Mars?", answer 8

As the planet gets nearer to the Sun, enormous dust storms can be whipped up.

Correct answer: (d) up

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Whipped up #2 (permalink) Fri Dec 17, 2004 21:45 pm   Whipped up
 

Meaning: created quickly/suddenly without warning
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