piska upp
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]piska upp (present piskar upp, preterite piskade upp, supine piskat upp, imperative piska upp)
- to whip up (something, to great intensity, often of an (angry) mood)
- Med sitt tal ville han piska upp hat mot fienden
- With his speech, he wanted to whip up hatred for the enemy
- Propagandan var avsedd att piska upp stämningen
- The propaganda was intended to whip up anger ("whip up the mood")