PHRASAL VERBS WITH SQUASH ('SQUASH UP')

Welcome back and happy Monday, everyone! How was your weekend? I hope it was fantastic. 

This week our theme is Phrasal Verbs with the word "Squash." You may know the word SQUASH as the vegetable. But it is also a verb that means "to flatten" or "to suppress." For example, we can say we "squash" an insect when we kill it (=to flatten) or that a government "squashes" a demonstration (=to supress). In any case, this week we will look at different phrasal verbs with this word.

We begin with the phrasal verb: TO SQUASH UP

Definition: To move closer together. 

Example 1: Can you guys squash up to make room for one more person?

Example 2: We had to squash up to fit in the lift. 

This phrasal verb with today's meaning is INTRANSITIVE. It is more common in the UK than in American English.

That's all for today. Thank you for reading!