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build uponTo expand upon; to develop further.Rate it:

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build uponTo form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.Rate it:

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build castles in the airTo imagine visionary projects or schemes; to daydream; to have an idle fancy, a pipe dream or any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be realized.Rate it:

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build into build something in the interior of an entityRate it:

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i'm going to build my own x with blackjack and hookers! in fact, forget the xIndicates that the speaker is not interested in joining others in a certain group or activity, and instead the speaker is going to form their own.Rate it:

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build upTo accumulate, to pile up.Rate it:

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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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build bridgesTo form links or friendly relations.Rate it:

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build into add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build intoto add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build onTo add additional elements or components to in order to extend it.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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build upTo strengthen.Rate it:

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dwell uponAlternative form of dwell onRate it:

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look uponTo gaze at something; to look on.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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hit uponTo address.Rate it:

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reflect uponTo reflect on.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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fall uponTo fall on; to experience; to suffer.Rate it:

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come uponTo befall; to affect; to happen to.Rate it:

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hit uponTo think of; to invent; to realize.Rate it:

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prevail uponTo convince; to persuade.Rate it:

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reckon uponTo plan upon; to expect.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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take uponTo take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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call uponAlternative form of call on.Rate it:

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act uponTo take action on the basis of information received or deduced.Rate it:

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base uponTo base on.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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bear uponTo be relevant to.Rate it:

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bear uponTo influence, have an effect upon.Rate it:

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blow uponTo defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.Rate it:

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blow uponTo inform against.Rate it:

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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

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chance uponto find by chanceRate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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count uponto count onRate it:

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descend uponto visit in large numbersRate it:

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draw uponTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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enlarge upon1. Expend; 2. To make larger; 3. add to; 4. To give greater scope to;Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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frown uponTo disapprove (of).Rate it:

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hang uponTo regard with passionate affection.Rate it:

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hang uponTo hover around.Rate it:

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happen uponTo accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.Rate it:

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