top sth up

— Phrasal Verb with top

/tɒp/ verb [T] (present participle topping, past tense and past participle topped)

Definition

UK (US top sth off)

› to add more liquid to a container in order to make it full

› to add more of something, especially money, to an existing amount to create the total you need: Can I top up my mobile phone here?

(Definition of top sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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