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Phrasal verb bring or "Upbringing"
Vocabulary Explanations
brought up by her mother
reared/
educated by her mother
his business had been
brought down
his business had
gone bankrupt
criminal charges had been
brought against him
he had been
faced with criminal charges
bring up this information
reveal this information
Mary would always
bring up the rear
Mary would always
be there
in the background
she decided to
bring her daughter
on in the art of public speaking
she decided to
develop her daughter''s public speaking skills
the awarness
brought her
up against
the awarness had
forced her
into being cautious
the whole business had
brought shame
on the family name
the whole business had
dishonoured the family name
bring about a reconciliation
effect a reconciliation
was even
bringing round to
was even
convincing
bringing off
achieving success
he was able to
bring about
he
succeeded in (+ing)
which
brought about a lively debate
which
caused a lively debate
she even
brought her mother
in on
she even
involved her mother
was
brought to light
was
revealed
Mr Evans was
brought before the court
Mr Evans was
charged
his political career was
brought to an abrupt end
his political career
ended precipitately
This news
brought out the worst
This news
causedthe worst to come out
brought the discussion
round to
steered the discussion towards
one major paper
brought out the details
one major paper
published the details
Sheila
brought her mother
round
Sheila
revived her mother
the way you were
brought up
the way you were
reared
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