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build up to
build up to something
1. [for a person] to lead up to something or advance to doing or saying something. I can tell you are building up to something. What is it?
2. [for a situation] to develop into something. The argument is building up to something unpleasant.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hilaria | | ee-LAH-ryah (Spanish) | Ancient Roman, Spanish |
| Lysandra | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Batya | | - | Hebrew |
| Tansy | | TAN-zee | English (Rare) |
| Ulriikka | | OOL-ree:k-kah | Finnish (Rare) |
| Calliope | | kə-LIE-ə-pee (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |