Meaning of make up

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in and

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reveals he made up that joke then Joey

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says to Ross not knowing when to shut up

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and Ross answers yep that's my

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thing now let's talk about the meaning

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of this phrasal verb the phrasal verb

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makes something up means to invent or

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create something such as a story excuse

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or explanation sometimes with the

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intention to deceive or mislead

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others so in this situation Ross tells

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Monica that he invented the joke not

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Chandler