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trissa upp

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Swedish

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Verb

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trissa upp (present trissar upp, preterite trissade upp, supine trissat upp, imperative trissa upp)

  1. to drive up, to raise (of something abstract, often to an excessive or unreasonable level or degree)
    mäklare som trissar upp priser genom skenbudgivning
    real estate agents that hike up prices through shill bidding
    1. to intensify (in a negative way), to inflame
      troll som bara kommer hit för att trissa upp stämningen
      trolls who only come here to provoke [stir up the mood in a negative way]
      trissa upp en konlikt
      cause a conflict to escalate

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