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1. put up put up


I need to drill a hole in the wall to put up shelves.
They've put up a statue at the square.
The room looked nicer when we put up some pictures.
apartment blocks wete put up in the 60s
My ego put up even bigger blocks
I can put up with hot weather better than cold weather.
Have you ever put up a friend?
Because of a shortage of oil and gas, energy companies have put up their prices.
The WWF has put up posters all round the city.
It was easy to put up the shelves because they came with instructions on how to assemble them.
Several of the banks have decided to put up their interest rates.
A local businessman has put up the £500 000 needed to save the club.
I can't put up with my neighbour's noise any longer; it's driving me mad
One of his friends says he'll put up the money
put up

2. unfold unfold


The first bright green leaves were unfolding in the hedge.
They unfolded the flag and hung it.
I didn't like the way the movie unfolded. It started so good though!
As the digital revolution has unfolded with its tiny microprocessors and long‐distance communications abilities, drones have become more and more useful for military operations.
The plot unfolds too slow in this book.
I’ve spent the last several weeks looking ahead to the possible trends that will unfold in 2018.
As the experiment unfolded...
A stunning view unfolded in front of our eyes
The couch unfolds to form a bed. We'll have more news as events unfold.
But then it happened: her baby sneezed, causing his ears to unfold.
drama unfolds
He watched her expression as she unfolded the letter. She unfolded a deckchair and sat down.
As the plot unfolds, you gradually realize that all your initial assumptions were wrong.
So, how do the promises of Scripture unfold?
But were you or I to know how the future would unfold?

3. to have an effect on a wider or increasing area