Useful english dictionary. 2012.
liven someone/something up — BRIGHTEN UP, cheer up, enliven, animate, raise someone s spirits, perk up, spice up, ginger up, make lively, wake up, invigorate, revive, refresh, vivify, galvanize, stimulate, stir up, get going; informal buck up, pep up. → liven … Useful english dictionary
perk — 1 noun (countable usually plural) something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages such as goods, meals, or a car: With all the perks, she s really earning over 20,000 a year. | one of the perks of the job: I get a company… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
perk — perk1 [pə:k US pə:rk] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: perquisite] something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages, such as goods, meals, or a car ▪ theatre tickets and other perks perk of ▪ the perks of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
perk — perk1 [ pɜrk ] noun count an extra payment or benefit that you get in your job: Free theatre tickets are one of the perks of this job. a. a benefit or advantage that you get from a situation: At 15 I looked forward to the perks of adult life.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perk up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms perk up : present tense I/you/we/they perk up he/she/it perks up present participle perking up past tense perked up past participle perked up 1) if someone perks up, or if something perks them up … English dictionary
perk up — 1) you seem to have perked up Syn: cheer up, brighten up, liven up, take heart; informal buck up 2) the economy has been slow to perk up Syn: recover, rally, improve, revive, take a turn for the better, look up, pick up … Thesaurus of popular words
ˌperk (sb) ˈup — phrasal verb if someone perks up, or if something perks them up, they begin to feel happier or more lively … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
liven someone up — liven something up the new sofa livens up the whole room Syn: brighten up, cheer up, enliven, animate, raise someone s spirits, perk up, spice up, make lively, wake up, invigorate, revive, refresh, vivify, galvanize, stimulate, stir up … Thesaurus of popular words
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