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Pep up meals by adding more unusual spices.
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A walk in the fresh air will pep you up.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pep something up — pep (someone/something) up to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company s sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down … New idioms dictionary
pep up — PHRASAL VERB If you try to pep something up, you try to make it more lively, more interesting, or stronger. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] The prime minister aired some ideas about pepping up trade in the region... [V P n (not pron)] How about… … English dictionary
pep someone up — pep (someone/something) up to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company s sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down … New idioms dictionary
pep up — pep (someone/something) up to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company s sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down … New idioms dictionary
pep talk — When someone gives you a pep talk it is to build you up to help you accomplish something. In sports a coach might give a player a pep talk before the game to bolster his confidence. At work the boss might give you a pep talk to get you to do a… … The small dictionary of idiomes
pep talk — pep ,talk noun count INFORMAL a talk during which someone encourages you to do something better or to work harder: We got a pep talk from our coach … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pep talk — [ˈpep ˌtɔːk] noun [C] informal a talk during which someone encourages you to do something better or to work harder … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pep|per|er — «PEHP uhr uhr», noun. 1. a dealer in pepper and spices. 2. something that peppers. 3. Figurative. a hot tempered person … Useful english dictionary
pep up — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (Freq. 1) The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑urge on, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pep — 1 verb pepped, pepping pep sb/sth up phrasal verb (T) informal to make something or someone more active, interesting or full of energy: You need something to pep you up how about a drink? | Pep up the dish with some curry powder. 2 noun (U)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
