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dream sth up

Phrasal Verb with dream
 
 
/driːm/ verb (past tense and past participle dreamed, dreamt)

Definition

to think of an idea or plan, usually using a lot of imagination: Who dreams up these new designs?
(Definition of dream sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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