Question

U prepusIIUIT Q.No.9. “I bought some flowers to cheer up my friend.” The underlined word is: a) simile b) phrasal verb c) proverb d) metaphor​

Answer 1

“I bought some flowers to cheer up my friend.” The underlined word is ''phrasal verb''

''cheer up'' is a phrasal verb that means to feel happy and becomes less miserable.

• A phrasal verb is a combination of two words. generally, verb + preposition. In the above example, "cheer up" means to make my friend feel happy.  

More examples of Phrasal verbs:

Look after = to take care

Hit on = to have an idea

Aim at = to target

Hold on = to wait

give up = to stop

bring in = introduce