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| egg on(verb, phrasal verb, support, move) | |
| stir up(verb, phrasal verb, develop, present) | |
| work up(verb, phrasal verb, move, make) | |
| bring about(verb, phrasal verb, make, open) | |
| whip up(verb, phrasal verb, drive, present) | |
| set off(verb, phrasal verb, open, cause) | |
| fire up(verb, phrasal verb, move, make) | |
| give rise to(verb, idiom, make, go) | |
| put up to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, move) | |
| set in motion(verb, idiom, make, drive) | |
| set on(verb, phrasal verb, set, present) | |
| bring on(verb, cause, start, prompt) | |
| call forth(verb, help, cause, start) | |
| get going(verb, make, go, open) | |
| heat up(verb, produce, provoke, stimulate) | |
| spur on(verb, phrasal verb, encourage, stimulate) | |
| break the ice(idiom, make, open, cause) | |
| feed the fire(verb, idiom, bother, disturb) | |
| get at(verb, action, change, determine) | |
| get to(verb, action, start, encourage) |
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