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perk (sb) up
— phrasal verb with perk /pɜːk/
/pɝːk/ verb [I or T] informalDefinition
(Definition of perk (sb) up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Taking pleasure in something
Synonyms and related words:
- bask in sth phrasal verb
- bask/bathe in reflected glory idiom
- be a glutton for punishment idiom
- be a great one for sth idiom
- be/go into ecstasies about/over sth idiom
- feast your eyes on sth/sb idiom
- gad about/around (somewhere) phrasal verb
- get off on sth phrasal verb
- get over sth/sb phrasal verb
- glory in sth phrasal verb
- have a ball idiom
- have a field day idiom
- have a rare old time idiom
- live it up idiom
- luxuriate in sth phrasal verb
- masochism noun
- relish verb
- revel verb
- run to sth phrasal verb (ACTIVITY)
- slaver verb
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