spruce up — to make oneself or something look tidier, smarter, or more attractive
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make oneself or something look tidier, smarter, or more attractive
Pronunciation (IPA): /spruːs ʌp/
Korean meaning: 단정하게 꾸미다, 깔끔하게 정리하다
Korean pronunciation: 스**프루**스 업
Example Sentences
- The company spruced up its website before the product launch.
- My grandmother always tells me to spruce up when I visit her neighbors.
- He tried to spruce up his dating profile with pictures of himself with tigers.
spruce up
VERB//spruːs ʌp//
to make oneself or something look tidier, smarter, or more attractive
to make oneself or something look tidier, smarter, or more attractive
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Origin
스프루스(spruce)는 원래 '가문비나무'를 뜻했는데, 16세기에 프러시아(Prussia)에서 온 말로 '프러시아산의'라는 뜻이었습니다. 프러시아 사람들이 깔끔하고 단정한 것으로 유명해서, spruce가 '단정한'이라는 의미로 발전했습니다.
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“The company spruced up its website before the product launch.”
“My grandmother always tells me to spruce up when I visit her neighbors.”
“He tried to spruce up his dating profile with pictures of himself with tigers.”
“The restaurant spruced up its menu with fancy French names nobody could pronounce.”
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