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 (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 sth up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
smarten sb up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
smarten up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
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
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
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
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
