FlipVerbs · Clusters
🧠 Emotions
When feelings build up
and finally come out
Phrasal verbs for the things we hide, the moments we break open, and everything in between.
Most used in this cluster
Start with the essentials
The three pairs you'll hear most when emotions are the theme.
bottle up
when you keep everything inside
shut down
when you stop feeling on purpose
hold back
when you stop yourself from showing it
One verb, many opposites
bottle up — it depends on how you release it
Keeping emotions inside can be undone in different ways. The opposite changes with the feeling.
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