work up to

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vi +prep obj question, proposal etc → zusteuern auf (+acc); I know what you’re working up to → ich weiß, worauf Sie hinauswollen; the music works up to a tremendous climax → die Musik steigert sich zu einem gewaltigen Höhepunkt

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