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switch something up

change something for variety

To switch something up means to change it so that it feels less boring or predictable.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are you working in the kitchen today?

I wanted to switch things up a bit.

Play the conversation

I switch things up by cooking a new recipe every Friday.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I want to switch up it.

Say: I want to switch it up.

When the object is a pronoun, put it between "switch" and "up," not after the particle.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

switch something up; switch things up; switched it up

Your turn: say it out loud

I switch things up by cooking a new recipe every Friday.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

switch something up

change something for variety

“I switch things up by cooking a new recipe every Friday.”

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