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Phrasal Verb: Talk up

Talk up - Make something appear more important or significant than it really is

Example:

The government are trying to TALK UP the effect of their policies.

Notes:

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- International English

Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 8 phrasal verbs with 'TALK'

- Talk back
- Talk down
- Talk down to
- Talk into
- Talk out of
- Talk over
- Talk through
- Talk up

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