Intermediate ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #124 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Weigh Up

to consider options

Examples

  • Weigh up the pros and cons.

Key rules

  • Weigh up means consider the advantages and disadvantages before deciding
  • It is separable: weigh up the options or weigh the options up
  • With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: weigh them up
  • It is often used with "pros and cons"

Common mistakes

  • Weigh up them โ†’ Weigh them up
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: "Weigh" alone means measure a thing's weight.

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