Spiffy up In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "spiffy up", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-09-24 05:09

Meaning of Spiffy up

Spiffy up American British phrasal verb

When used as a phrasal verb a noun or pronoun can be placed between "spiffy" and "up."

To change or make someone or something that looks clean, attractive, and stylish.

I have been spiffying up the shabby room in the dorm all day.

Lisa agreed to spiffy me up before attending my friend's wedding.

He bought old tables and then spiffied them up to make a profit.

Other phrases about:

clean out

1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy

2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

spic and span

Very clean and tidy.

All Spruced Up

Used to describe someone or something that becomes neat and clean after having been fixed up, dressed up or cleaned up

not a hair out of place

Used to imply that a person's appearance is extremely neat and tidy

Grammar and Usage of Spiffy up

Verb Forms

  • spiffied up
  • spiffies up
  • spiffy up
  • spiffying up

The verb "spiffy" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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to get straight to the point

To talk the main part at once, or avoid talking about what is not important

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