Food & eating
heat something up
make food hot again
To make cold or already-cooked food hot again, usually in a microwave, oven, or pan.
Hear it in real life
Is there anything for lunch?
There's some curry in the fridge. Just heat it up.
I'll heat the rice up before everyone gets home.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I will warm the leftovers up in the microwave.
Say: I will heat the leftovers up in the microwave.
“Warm up” is possible, but “heat up” is the usual phrase when making food hot again.
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How it fits in a sentence.
heat something up; heat up something; heat it up
Your turn: say it out loud
I'll heat the rice up before everyone gets home.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
heat something up
make food hot again
“I'll heat the rice up before everyone gets home.”
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