English / phrasal verb
Brew up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To develop, gather strength, or form menacingly, especially referring to a storm or crisis.
In context
01
Telescope sensors detected a massive dust storm brewing up on the southern plains of Mars.
02
Mission controllers were alarmed when an electrical malfunction began to brew up inside the habitat module.
Synonyms
gather,build up,loom
Antonyms
dissipate,clear,subside
Collocations
storm brewing up,trouble brewing up,tempest brew up