tart yourself up
UK informal disapproving or humorous— phrasal verb with tart uk/tɑːt/us/tɑːrt/verb
to try to make yourself look more attractive by putting on make-up, jewellery, and fashionable clothes:
She's still in the bathroom, tarting herself up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Decorating or making something attractive
- accessorize
- adorn
- adornment
- beautify
- bedeck
- edged
- embellish
- festoon
- flatter
- flock
- garland
- glam
- ornament
- ornamentation
- ornate
- pimp
- prettify
- twiddly
- window dressing
- zhuzh
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