spruce up
phrasal verb
spruced up; sprucing up; spruces up
Definition of spruce up
: to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive
We spruced up the room with a fresh coat of paint. I need to spruce myself up a bit before we go out to dinner.
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“Spruce up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spruce%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.
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