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To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
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He cranked up the volume to 11.
Submitted on May 16, 2010
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- grow out of
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- take in
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- bring owls to athens
- bury the hatchet
- catch a tan
- come hell or high water
- cut of one's jib
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- food chain
- frog in one's throat
- from time to time
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- have a cow
- hit someone for six
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- labor of love
- let her rip
- lip service
- no joy
- nuts and bolts
- out of order
- pardon my french
- pound the pavement
- put one over
- shotgun
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- stars in one's eyes
- state of affairs
- streak of good luck
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