rake up

reɪk ʌp

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Definition of rake up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

gardeninggather leaves or debris using a rake

She decided to rake up the fallen leaves.

collect

gather

memorybring up past events or issues

She didn't want to rake up old disagreements during the meeting..

resurface

revisit

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Expressions with rake up

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rake up the past

bring up past events to cause discomfort

She always rakes up the past during arguments.

Expressions with rake

rake in

collect leaves into a pile using a rake

He raked in the leaves from the yard.

rake over

use a rake to move or arrange something

He decided to rake over the fallen leaves.

rake around

search for something by moving things around

He had to rake around in the drawer for his keys.

rake it in

earn a large amount of money quickly

After launching the new product, they started to rake it in.

rake someone over the coals

criticize someone harshly from a position of authority

The manager raked him over the coals for the mistake.

rake through

search in a pile or collection by moving things around

She raked through her bag to find her keys.

Examples of rake up in a sentence

It's time to rake up the garden before winter.
He tends to rake up past mistakes.
Don't rake up old arguments now.

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French:ratisser, remuer, ...
German:zusammenrechen, aufwühlen, ...
Italian:rastrellare, riportare a galla, ...
Spanish:recoger, remover, ...
Portuguese:apanhar, desenterrar, ...
Chinese:耙, 翻旧账, ...
Japanese:かき集める, 掘り返す, ...
Arabic:جَمَعَ بِالْمِشْط, أثارَ, ...
Hebrew:לִגְרוֹף עָלִים, לְעוֹרֵר מֵחָדָשׁ עִנְיָנִים יְשָׁנִים, ...
Russian:сгребать, ворошить прошлое, ...
Ukrainian:згрібати, піднімати, ...
Hindi:पत्ते बटोरना, पुरानी बातें उठाना, ...
Bengali:পাতা জড়ো করা, টেনে আনা, ...
Catalan:rastellar, treure a col.lació, ...
Czech:shrabat, vytahovat, ...
Danish:rive sammen, røre op i, ...
Dutch:harken, oprakelen, ...
Greek:τσουγκρανίζω, αναμοχλεύω, ...
Hungarian:összegereblyézni, felemlegetni, ...
Khmer:ប្រមូលស្លឹកឈើដោយតុង, លើករឿងចាស់មកនិយាយ, ...
Korean:갈퀴로 모으다, 꺼내다, ...
Persian:با شن‌کش جمع کردن, دوباره مطرح کردن, ...
Polish:zgrabić, wyciągać/wyciągnąć dawne sprawy, ...
Portuguese (BR):recolher, desenterrar, ...
Romanian:a grebla, a readuce în discuție, ...
Swedish:kratta upp, ta upp, ...
Thai:คราดใบไม้, รื้อฟื้น, ...
Turkish:tırmıkla toplamak, deşmek, ...
Vietnamese:cào lá, khơi lại, ...

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