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5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'RAKE'

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We have definitions for 5 phrasal verbs with 'RAKE'

5 phrasal verbs with 'RAKE'

Rake in

  1. Earn, make money easily
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She's RAKING IN thousands a day.

Rake it in

  1. Make a lot of money
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: It's the only shop in the area and they're RAKING IT IN.

Rake off

  1. Cheat someone by charging them too much
    (Separable [optional] | Australian English)
    » Example: They RAKE tourists OFF all the time.

Rake over

  1. Talk, think, etc, about something negative in the past
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They keep RAKING OVER the rows we had last year.

Rake up

  1. Bring something back to people's attention
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The press have RAKED UP some scandals from her past.

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