Money & finance
save up for something
gradually save money
To save up for something means to gradually keep money so you can buy it later.
Hear it in real life
Why aren't you going out this weekend?
I'm saving up for a holiday.
I'm saving up for a second-hand car.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm saving for up a new laptop.
Say: I'm saving up for a new laptop.
The particle 'up' comes before 'for' in this phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
save up for something; be saving up for something; have saved up for something
Your turn: say it out loud
I'm saving up for a second-hand car.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
save up for something
gradually save money
“I'm saving up for a second-hand car.”
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