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work (yourself) up to something
phrasal verb with workverbuk /wɜːk/ us /wɝːk/
to gradually prepare yourself for something difficult: 逐步为（困难的事）做准备
He's very shy, but he's slowly working (his way/himself) up to letting her know what he feels about her.他非常害羞，但他在逐渐使她明白自己对她的感情。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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batten
batten down the hatchesidiom
break someone in
bug-out bag
build (someone/something) up
dig
gear (someone/something) up
gear something to/towards someone/something
get/have your ducks in a rowidiom
gird
gird yourselfidiom
lay
prep
preparation
re-rack
regroom
roll up your sleevesidiom
set something up
set the scene/stageidiom
tee
work up to something | American Dictionary
work up to something
phrasal verb with workverbus/wɜrk/
to reach a goal by increasing the difficulty of something every time you practice it:
Start by jogging for five minutes and slowly work up to a half hour.
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