Search from various Tiếng Anh teachers...
Liza
"What did he get up to last night?" - what does "get up" mean here?
The full context is: "He looks really tired. What did he get up to last night? Does it mean "to do something", "to be occupied with something?" Or what?
Txs)
28 Thg 06 2011 18:23
Câu trả lời · 6
1
the term "get up to" refers to what you did... hmmm I wonder what he is up to ( I wonder what he is doing)...what did he get up to last night? (what did he do last night?) where did he go, who did he see... just to ask what occurred really... "Hi.. its Ashley.. what are you up to tonight?"
Hope that helps...
28 tháng 6 năm 2011
1
Dear Liza,
In this context, the phrase "get up to" means "What was he doing?" The person asking the question could suspect that the person in question was doing something wrong. However, it could also be that the person is simply curious to know what he was doing. I hope this helps.
28 tháng 6 năm 2011
thank you
28 tháng 6 năm 2011
Bạn vẫn không tìm thấy được các câu trả lời cho mình?
Hãy viết xuống các câu hỏi của bạn và để cho người bản xứ giúp bạn!
Liza
Kỹ năng ngôn ngữ
Tiếng Anh, Tiếng Nga
Ngôn ngữ đang học
Tiếng Anh
Bài viết Bạn Có lẽ Cũng Thích

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
22 lượt thích · 17 Bình luận

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
17 lượt thích · 12 Bình luận

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
14 lượt thích · 6 Bình luận
Thêm bài viết
