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Discover LudwigSometimes a sentence can include the phrase "steam up" in written English, but it is not a complete sentence on its own.
"Steam up" is a phrasal verb that means to become extremely angry or frustrated. It can also refer to the buildup of moisture on a surface, such as when a mirror becomes fogged up. Here are a few examples of how "steam up" can be used in written English: - Her constant complaining really steamed me up. - The hot shower steamed up the bathroom mirror. - The crowded subway platform was starting to steam me up. - We need to open a window and let some fresh air in, the room is really steaming up.
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steam up
verb
To become steamy.
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It will steam up the brain.
Steam up, he came back for his second spell.
It may take me that long to get full steam up".
With old copies of such classics as On and Off the Rails, Steam Up!
I joke that if you put them in the same car together, the windows would steam up".
The windows would steam up and my mum would get ratty, because everyone would be in the way.
It contains some saucy dialogue and a cheerleading routine that would steam up glasses on the old 42nd Street.
There is a train of ten de-luxe carriages waiting in the yards with steam up, and who's in one of them but the girl?
The Lib Dems will be the engine of constitutional reform, says Mr Ashdown, but Labour seems to have enough steam up on that without any stoking from him.
It was a real proper cup tie, we got a head of steam up, we gambled and things dropped for us and on another day, maybe.
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