BREW SOMETHING UP

brew something up: translation

brew something up†

1. Lit. to brew something, as in making coffee or tea. •

Can somebody brew some coffee up?

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Let me brew up a pot of tea, and then we'll talk.

2. Fig. to cause something to happen; to foment something. •

I could see that they were brewing some kind of trouble up.

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Don't brew up any trouble!