phrasal verb

Open up

Rank #1379Letter OInseparable

2Sections

Start to talk freely about something

Meanings

  • Start to talk freely about something (intransitive, International English)
  • Open a shop or business for the day (separable [optional], International English)
  • Allow goods into a market (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • She hates to OPEN UP and discuss her feelings.
  • They OPEN UP at seven in the morning.
  • Before they joined the WTO, they had to OPEN UP their markets.

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