- ˌspruce sb/sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to improve the appearance of someone or something
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌspruce sb/sth ˈup
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spruce somebody up — ˌspruce ˈup | ˌspruce sb/sth/yourselfˈup derived to make sb/sth/yourself clean and neat • She spruced up for the interview. • The city is sprucing up its museums and galleries. • I spruced myself up before I went out. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
spruce something up — ˌspruce ˈup | ˌspruce sb/sth/yourselfˈup derived to make sb/sth/yourself clean and neat • She spruced up for the interview. • The city is sprucing up its museums and galleries. • I spruced myself up before I went out. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
spruce yourself up — ˌspruce ˈup | ˌspruce sb/sth/yourselfˈup derived to make sb/sth/yourself clean and neat • She spruced up for the interview. • The city is sprucing up its museums and galleries. • I spruced myself up before I went out. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
spruce up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
spruce — spruce1 [spru:s] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: spruce fir spruce , from Spruce Prussia , former European country, now part of Germany (14 17 centuries)] a tree that grows in northern countries and has short leaves shaped like needles… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spruce — 1 noun (C, U) a tree that grows in northern countries and has short leaves shaped like needles 2 verb spruce up phrasal verb (I, T) informal to make yourself or something look neater and tidier: I ll just go upstairs and spruce up a bit before… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spruce — [spruːs] noun [C] I a tall tree with thin sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter II verb spruce [spruːs] spruce sb/sth up … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spiff up — verb make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up … Useful english dictionary
