prim up

• Устаревший фразовый глагол, означающий приводить себя в опрятный, аккуратный или официальный вид, часто с оттенком показной чопорности.

An obsolete phrasal verb meaning to make oneself look neat, tidy, or formal in appearance, often with a sense of affected primness.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Make neat or tidyinformalbritish

   To make oneself or something look very neat, formal, or proper, often in an exaggerated way.

   Привести в порядок

   • She primmed herself up before the formal dinner.
   • He primmed up his tie and adjusted his collar.
   • They primmed up the room for the important guests.

   Synonymsgroompreenprimpprinkspruce uptidy up

   Antonymsdisheveldisordermessrumpleuntidy

Base verbprim