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Phrasal Verb: Back up

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Back up - Make a copy of computer data
Example:
You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.
Notes:
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Back up - Support
Example:
The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions.
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 6 phrasal verbs with 'BACK'

- Back away
- Back down
- Back off
- Back out
- Back out of
- Back up

 
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