to rake up
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In Canadian and American English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to use a rake in order to gather all of something in a particular place
“Red Rake And Leaves” image courtesy of Wendell Shinn on Unsplash.
EXAMPLES
“Every fall when I was a kid it was my older brother’s job to rake up the leaves in the front yard and put them in garbage bags before emptying them out in the compost bin.”
“In the springtime, many Canadians rake up the dead grass and snow mould in their yards in order to allow new and thicker growth of their lawns.”
What do you rake up outdoors? Practice using this phrasal verb by letting me know in the comments below.
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