tank up
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To fill your car with petrol/gas until the tank is full, or to drink a lot.
"We should tank up before we head into the desert — there are no petrol stations for 200 miles."
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Blew the German tank up.
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Let's Let's get the retro tank up.
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That big tank up there is the primary heat exchanger.
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I got to tank up when I get into town.
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Tom Scott · 12:09
So, is that just an open top tank up the ladder?