collect up
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collect up
To gather items. A noun or pronoun can be used between "collect" and "up." I need someone to help me collect up all of these donations for the food drive. Collect your toys up—it's time for bed! Hey, can you collect up all of the guests' coats and bring them up to my bedroom?
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collect something up
to gather something up. Collect your things up, and let's go. I collected up all my luggage and left.
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