😔 Emotions
bottle up
lash out
Suppressed feelings do not disappear — they explode.
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bottle up
To suppress feelings and emotions without expressing them; to keep everything locked inside over a long period of time.
💡 She bottled up her frustration at work until it became impossible to contain.
INFORMAL
lash out
To suddenly attack, criticise, or react with anger — often directed at someone who does not deserve it; an explosion of emotion that was building up inside.
💡 He did not mean to lash out at his brother — the anger had been building for weeks.
INFORMAL
🎯 QUIZ
Test your knowledge — read the sentence and choose the right phrasal verb. Click to answer.
QUESTION 1 OF 3
🎧 SHADOWING
Shadowing is one of the most powerful techniques for improving your English pronunciation and fluency. Listen → speak out loud → record yourself → compare.
Shadowing practice
Use your phone to record yourself repeating each sentence. Play it back and compare your pronunciation with the audio.
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Listen to the audio
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Repeat out loud — record yourself if you can
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Write what you heard, then click Check to compare
🎙 RECORD YOUR PRONUNCIATION
✏ FILL THE BLANKS
One exercise for each verb — type your answer and click Check.
BOTTLE UP ▶ FILL THE BLANK
Rather than saying anything, she smiled and the frustration, saving it for the drive home.
Hint: past tense of the verb meaning 'to suppress and keep emotions inside'.
LASH OUT ▶ FILL THE BLANK
She had not meant to say any of it — but three weeks of silence and resentment made her the moment he walked through the door.
Hint: infinitive or past tense of the phrasal verb meaning 'to attack or criticise someone suddenly and angrily'.
📖 NARRATIVE
STORY 1 OF 2 · BOTTLE UP
bottle up
Mia had always prided herself on being calm. She did not raise her voice. She did not complain. When things were difficult, she pushed them inward. She bottled up the small frustrations, the unfair comments, the exhaustion of always being the one who holds it together. She told herself this was maturity. What she did not see was that the bottle was filling up.
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