phrasal verbs: spending money unwillingly for boring stuff you don’t want

 
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Do you ever have to pay for things that you wish you didn’t have to spend money on? For example, if you get a parking ticket, do you enjoy paying the fine? If your computer breaks, do you enjoy buying new parts for it or having to pay [...]

Phrasal Verbs: to ramp (something) up

 
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This edition of 2-minute English is in response to an email question from Mei, a Better At English listener in China. She asked about the meaning of the phrase, to ramp (something) up.
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Today’s phrase is to ramp something up.
To ramp [...]

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