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gussy up

/ˈɡʌsi ʌp/

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verb

/ˈɡʌsi ʌp/C1formalamerican
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий одеваться или украшать показным или вычурным образом, часто чтобы сделать что-то или кого-то более привлекательным или впечатляющим.

A phrasal verb meaning to dress or decorate in a showy or elaborate way, often to make something or someone more attractive or impressive.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Make more attractive or fancyinformalamerican

    To dress up or decorate something in an elaborate or showy way.

    ruПриукрасить

    • She gussied up her outfit with a sparkly necklace.
    • They gussied up the living room for the party.
    • He gussied up his old car with new paint and rims.

    Synonymsadornbeautifybedeckbedizendeck outdress upembellishfancy upfestoonprettifyspruce uptitivate

Forms
  • gussied up past participle
  • gussied up past simple
  • gussying up present participle
  • gussies up third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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