phrasal verb

Ratchet up

Letter RInseparable

Ratchet up

Increase

Meanings

Increase (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

The media are trying to RATCHET UP the pressure on the president.

Related

ratchet + …Same base verb … + upSame particle

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