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Listen up!

Phrasal Verb with listen
 
 
/ˈlɪsən/ verb [I]

Definition

mainly US
something you say to tell people to listen to you: Okay, everyone, listen up! I have an announcement to make.
(Definition of Listen up! from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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