Daily life
stock up on something
buy a supply for future use
To stock up on something means to buy a large enough supply to use later.
Hear it in real life
Why are you buying six tins of beans?
I'm stocking up on food for the holiday weekend.
We should stock up on bottled water before the storm arrives.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We stock ‸ on batteries before winter.
Say: We stock up on batteries before winter.
The fixed phrase is "stock up on," so do not omit "up."
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How it fits in a sentence.
stock up on batteries; stocked up on food; stock up on something before...
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We should stock up on bottled water before the storm arrives.
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stock up on something
buy a supply for future use
“We should stock up on bottled water before the storm arrives.”
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