spiff up

• Verbe à particule signifiant rendre quelque chose ou quelqu'un soigné, élégant ou attrayant ; embellir ou rafraîchir l'apparence.

A phrasal verb meaning to make something or someone neat, smart, or attractive in appearance; to spruce up.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Make something more attractiveinformalamerican

   To improve the appearance of something, often by cleaning, decorating, or adding details.

   Embellir, rendre plus attrayant

   • We spiffed up the living room with new curtains and paint.
   • He spiffed up his old car with a fresh coat of wax.
   • She spiffed up her resume before the job interview.

   Synonymesbeautifydeck outdoll updress upembellishgussy upprettifysmarten upspruce uptidy up

   Antonymesdefacedirtysoilspoiluglify

2. Dress smartlyinformalamerican

   To make oneself look neat, clean, and stylish.

   Se faire beau

   • He spiffed himself up for the party.
   • She spiffed up in a new suit for the meeting.
   • They spiffed up before going to the fancy restaurant.

   Synonymesdoll upgroompreenprimpsmarten upspruce uptitivate

   Antonymesbefouldishevelmussrumplesloven