bring up
brɪŋ ʌp
Raising a child and raising a subject are the same lift
The picture Something out of sight below is lifted up into full view. Take down brings something from above to the floor; bring up lifts what was below into view.
Where the picture shows up in bring up
-
goods carried upstairs
Could you bring up the boxes from the basement?
kʊd juː brɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈbɑːksɪz frəm ðə ˈbeɪsmənt
Could you carry the boxes up from the basement?
You carry the boxes up the basement stairs and set them down on the floor above.
-
a topic lifted onto the table
Don't bring that up in front of her.
doʊnt brɪŋ ðæt ʌp ɪn frʌnt əv hɜːr
Don't mention that in front of her.
A story that was buried below is lifted and set on the table between you.
-
a buried issue lifted again
He brought up the price again at the meeting.
hi brɔːt ʌp ðə praɪs əˈɡen ət ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ
He raised the price question again at the meeting.
The price question, covered over last time, is hauled back onto the meeting table.
-
a child lifted to full size
She was brought up by her grandmother.
ʃi wɑːz brɔːt ʌp baɪ hɜːr ˈɡrænmʌðər
Her grandmother raised her.
A small child is held up and raised, year by year, to adult height.
A small child is literally lifted up to adult height.
-
what's inside comes up
The baby brought up her milk after the feed.
ðə ˈbeɪbi brɔːt ʌp hɜːr mɪlk ˈæftər ðə fiːd
The baby brought her milk back up after the feed.
The milk in the stomach travels back up the throat and comes out.
All of it in one picture
Bring up is one lift: what was below comes up into view. Lift boxes and you are carrying them upstairs; lift a story and you are mentioning it; lift a buried issue and you are raising it again. Lift a child, slowly, for years, and you are raising her; lift what is in the stomach and it comes back out. So bring up always leaves the same feeling — something that was down out of sight has come up where it can be seen.