sharpen (sth) up
— phrasal verb with sharpen uk/ˈʃɑː.pən/us/ˈʃɑːr.pən/verb [ T ]
to perform better, or to improve the performance of something:
If the company doesn't sharpen up soon, it will go out of business.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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