TO WIND UP (2)
TO WIND UP (2): meaning and examples
Today we look at another meaning of the verb TO WIND UP.
Today's expression is: TO WIND SOMETHING UP
Meaning 1: to turn a key or dial in a mechanical object, usually a clock or watch, so that it functions.
Example 1:
Every morning they have to wind up the antique grandfather clock on the wall.
Meaning 2: to gradually reduce an activity until you stop doing it.
Example 2:
If nobody has anything else to add, then we can wind up the meeting and go for coffee.
TO WIND UP is also used in this informal expression: TO WIND SOMEBODY UP
Meaning 3: to tease or irritate another person
Example 3:
Father: Jules! Stop winding your sister up! She's starting to cry.
Jules: She's such a cry-baby. Can't she take a joke?
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Tomorrow we present the Essential Weekly Vitamin for Spanish-speaking students of English and on Monday we will explain the verb TO WIND DOWN.
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