spiff up

spiff up
verb
make neat, smart, or trim
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Spruce up your house for Spring

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titivate the child

Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up
Derivationally related forms: ↑tittivation (for: ↑tittivate), ↑titivation (for: ↑titivate)
Hypernyms: ↑fancify, ↑beautify, ↑embellish, ↑prettify
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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spiff up [phrasal verb]
spiff (someone or something) up or spiff up (someone or something) US, informal : to make (someone or something) neater or more attractive

She wants to spiff up her wardrobe.

A fresh coat of paint would really spiff the place up.

The company is trying to spiff up [=improve] its image.

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Main Entry:spiff

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ˌspiff ˈup | ˌspiff sb/sthˈup derived
(NAmE, informal) to make yourself/sb/sth look neat and attractive

He got all spiffed up.

She spiffed up her old shoes.

Main entry:spiffderived

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