work up to

work up to something

1. . Lit. [for something] to build or progress to something. (Usually concerning the weather.) The sky is working up to some kind of storm. The weather is working up to something severe.

2. . Fig. [for someone] to lead up to something. You are working up to telling me something unpleasant, aren't you? I think I am working up to a good cry.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rudy	ROO-dee	English
Phillip	FIL-ip	English
Sheela	-	Indian, Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil
Jethro	JETH-ro (English)	Biblical
XuÂN	-	Vietnamese
Daniel	DAN-yəl (English), dah-nee-EL (Jewish), dan-YEL (French), DAH-nee-el (German), DAHN-yel (Polish)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portugu