spruce sb/sth up
informal — phrasal verb with spruce /spruːs/ verbDefinition
› to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve the way they appear generally: I thought I'd have a shave and generally spruce myself up for the interview. They've employed an advertising agency to spruce up the company image.Cleaning and tidying places and thingsSmart and elegantAttractive
(Definition of spruce sb/sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- clean-cut adjective (MAN)
- cut a fine figure idiom
- dapper adjective
- debonair adjective
- done/dressed (up) to the nines idiom
- dressed (up) to the nines idiom
- dressed to kill idiom
- elegant adjective
- natty adjective
- not a hair out of place idiom
- resplendent adjective
- smart adjective (STYLISH)
- smarten (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- spiff sb/sth up phrasal verb
- spiffy adjective
- well dressed adjective
- well groomed adjective
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