- ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup
- phrasal verb
if you smarten up, or if you smarten yourself up, you make yourself look tidy and clean
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ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup
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smarten (yourself) up — ˌsmarten sb/sthˈup | ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup derived (especially BrE) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive • The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. • You d better smarten yourself up before you go … Useful english dictionary
smarten somebody up — ˌsmarten sb/sthˈup | ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup derived (especially BrE) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive • The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. • You d better smarten yourself up before you go … Useful english dictionary
smarten something up — ˌsmarten sb/sthˈup | ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup derived (especially BrE) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive • The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. • You d better smarten yourself up before you go … Useful english dictionary
smarten — smart|en [ˈsma:tn US ˈsma:r ] v smarten up [smarten sth<=>up] phr v 1.) smarten yourself up to make yourself look neat and tidy ▪ You d better smarten yourself up. 2.) to make something look neater ▪ We need to smarten the place up a bit. 3 … Dictionary of contemporary English
smarten — verb smarten up phrasal verb especially BrE also smarten yourself up (I) 1 to make yourself look neat and tidy: You d better smarten yourself up a bit before the interview. 2 (transitive smarten something up) to make something look neater: a coat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smarten — smart|en [ smartn ] verb ,smarten up phrasal verb 1. ) intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to stop yourself from making bad decisions: It s time you smartened up. 2. ) transitive to improve the appearance of something, for example by cleaning or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smarten up — phrasal verb Word forms smarten up : present tense I/you/we/they smarten up he/she/it smartens up present participle smartening up past tense smartened up past participle smartened up 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you smarten up or smarten… … English dictionary
smarten up — PHRASAL VERB If you smarten yourself or a place up, you make yourself or the place look neater and tidier. [V P n (not pron)] ...a 10 year programme to smarten up the London Underground... [V n P] She had wisely smartened herself up … English dictionary
smarten — [ˈsmɑːtn] verb smarten (yourself) up … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
it wouldn't do somebody any harm (to do something) — it wouldn t do sb any harm (to do sth) idiom used to suggest that it would be a good idea for sb to do sth • It wouldn t do you any harm to smarten yourself up. Main entry: ↑harmidiom … Useful english dictionary
