spruce sb/sth up
informal— phrasal verb with spruce uk/spruːs/us/spruːs/verb
to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve his, her, or its appearance generally:
I thought I'd have a shave and generally spruce myself up for the interview.
They've employed an advertising agency to spruce up the company image.
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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