Bring up and Rid

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Bring up verb - To bring to maturity through care and education.

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Rid and bring up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Bring up".

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

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Bring up and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring up" instead a verb "Rid".

No one ever seems to bring up that Charlie could've gotten rid of Alan if he didn't sleep with his divorce lawyer and made him pay Judith ridiculous amounts of alimony for petty vengeance.

Source: Series / Two and a Half Men
Discussed in "Swarm of the Century" when the characters are trying to figure out how to get rid of the parasprite infestation.note There's a spray, but it's too expensive, so in order to get the city to consider buying some they'll need to bring up the issue at the next council meeting.

Source: Web Video / My Little Pony: The Mentally Advanced Series

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