rake up
Intermediate (B1) neutral
To gather up leaves with a rake, or to bring up something bad from the past that people had forgotten about.
"Every Sunday in autumn, we'd spend the morning raking up leaves in the garden."
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The Plain Bagel · 5:01
clippers recirculating content to rake up views.
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Learn English with Bob the Canadian · 10:20
Don't try to rake up branches.
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Learn English with Bob the Canadian · 23:30
Don't try to rake up branches.
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Learn English with Bob the Canadian · 10:16
A rake actually works really well to rake up twigs.
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Learn English with Bob the Canadian · 23:26
A rake actually works really well to rake up twigs.