Expressions with bring

Expressions with bring

bring up

bring off

bring on

bring about

bring back

bring down

bring out

bring (a)round

BRING UP : raise a child

BRING STH UP : start to talk about a particular subject

BRING UP : throw up, vomit

I was brought up by my grandparents

She is always bringing up her health problems

BRING STH OFF: to succeed in doing sth difficult

It was an important event, and we've managed to bring it off wonderfully.

BRING ON : cause to start sth (an illness, pain, sth you suffer from, sth bad)

BRING SOMEONE ON : to help so. to improve through training and practice¹

to bring a player onto the field to play during a game²

The loud music brought on another one of his headaches.

Her new piano teacher has really brought her on.

The manager brought him on in the second half.

BRING IT ON!

used for saying that you are confident and excited about facing a challenge or contest.

If you think you're a better basketball player than me, bring it on!

BRING ABOUT: make sth happen

He brought about the collapse of the company by his reckless spending.

Multiple Select

Tick the wrong matching(s)

• bring up -raise

• bring on -succeed

• bring off - cause sth to start (pain , illness etc)

• bring up - throw up, vomit

• bring about - cause sth to happen

Multiple Select

Tick the correct form of expression(s)

• bring up a different topic

• bring on a child

• bring on a new player

• bring off sth difficult

• bring about a disease

Multiple Choice

Nobody was willing to _______ the subject of pay at the meeting.

• bring off

• bring about

• bring on

• bring up

Multiple Choice

Severe shock can ________ an attack of acne

• bring up

• bring on

• bring off

• bring about

Multiple Choice

He thought his book would change society. But he didn't ___________.

• bring it on

• bring it up

• bring it off

Multiple Choice

We'd been __________ to think that borrowing money was bad.

• brought up

• brought off

• brought on

• brought about

Multiple Choice

He drank too much and finally he ________ everything in his stomach

• brought on

• brought up

• brought off

Multiple Choice

The change will be _________ as a result of a felt need for increased efficiency.

• brought about

• brought on

• brought up

BRING BACK

to make someone think about something from the past¹

The photos brought back some wonderful memories.

to start to do or use something that was done or used in the past (re-introduce)²

Few politicians are in favour of bringing back the higher rates of tax.

to return something to where it came from³

The new TV didn't work, so I brought it back to the store.

BRING DOWN : reduce the level of sth¹, destroy , remove from power²

They've really brought down the price of DVD players.

Inflation will bring down the government.

BRING OUT: to produce sth to sell to the public

They keep bringing out new cell phones.

BRING (A)ROUND : to persuade someone to have the same opinion as you have¹, to make someone become conscious again after being unconscious²

At first they refused but I managed to bring them around .

I gave him a sniff of smelling salts to bring him around

BRING INTO FORCE : become law

BRING TO LIGHT : reveal

BRING INTO THE OPEN : make public

BRING TO A HEAD : reach a point where changes have to be made

BRING OUT THE BEST IN SO. : be good for so.

Multiple Select

Tick the correct form(s) of expression

• bring about a change

• bring back the capital punishment

• bring out a new album

• bring down the mayor

• bring around an example

Multiple Choice

Your article _________ sad memories for me.

• brought about

• brought back

• brought around

• brought up

Multiple Choice

Ford are _______ an interesting new model in the spring

• bringing out

• bringing on

• bringing about

• bringing around

Multiple Choice

When people or events _________ a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.

• bring around

• bring out

• bring down

• bring up

• bring back

Multiple Choice

He is too pig-headed, no matter what you say, you cannot _________

• bring him up

• bring him on

• bring him round

• bring him down