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.
See also: build, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fomafah-MAHRussian
Asclepius[əs'kli:pliəs]
Solon-Ancient Greek
Brynjarr-Ancient Scandinavian
Calypsokə-LIP-so (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Viraja-Hinduism