polish up

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar la acción de mejorar, refinar o perfeccionar algo, como una habilidad, la apariencia o un objeto.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of improving, refining, or perfecting something, such as a skill, appearance, or object.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Improve or refineinformal

   To make something better, more attractive, or more effective by working on it.

   Pulir, refinar, perfeccionar

   • I need to polish up my French before the trip.
   • She polished up her presentation skills with practice.
   • He polished up the old furniture to make it look new.

   Sinónimosamelioratebrush upenhancehoneimproveperfectrefinesharpentouch upupgrade

   Antónimosbotchbungledamagemarruinspoil

2. Make shinyinformal

   To clean and make something shine by rubbing.

   Pulir, sacar brillo

   • He polished up his shoes for the wedding.
   • She polished up the silverware until it gleamed.
   • They polished up the car before the show.

   Sinónimosbuffburnishfurbishglazerub upshine

   Antónimosdirtydullsmudgesoiltarnish

Verbo basepolish