smarten up
phrasal verbsmarten somebody/something up | smarten (yourself) up
- (especially British English) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive
- The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners.
- You’d better smarten yourself up before you go out.
- It’s time you smartened up.
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