- buff something up
- buff something up†to polish something to a shine. •
He buffed his shoes up and went out for the evening.
•He buffed up the antique silver platter.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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buff something up — ˌbuff sb/sth ˈup derived (informal) to work on sb/sth to make them/it seem more attractive or impressive • The team will have to buff up their tarnished image. • The city spent $40 million buffing up the downtown area before the festival.… … Useful english dictionary
buff up — variant UK US Main entry: buff * * * buff up [phrasal verb] buff up or buff (someone or something) up or buff up (someone or something) informal : to become stronger and more muscular or to make (someone or something) stronger and more muscular… … Useful english dictionary
buff — I UK [bʌf] / US noun Word forms buff : singular buff plural buffs 1) [countable] someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject a film/computer/wine buff 2) [uncountable] a very light yellow brown colour, similar to… … English dictionary
buff — buff1 [ bʌf ] noun 1. ) count someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject: a movie/computer/wine buff 2. ) uncount a very light yellow brown color, similar to the color of sand in the buff INFORMAL wearing no… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buff — [[t]bʌ̱f[/t]] buffs, buffing, buffed 1) COLOUR Something that is buff is pale brown in colour. He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket. 2) N COUNT: supp N You use buff to describe someone who knows a lot about a particular subject. For… … English dictionary
buff — buff1 [bʌf] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: buff someone very interested in going to watch fires (1900 2000), from the buff colored coats worn by volunteer New York City firefighters in the early 19th century.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1700 1800;… … Dictionary of contemporary English
buff — [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
buff — [16] Buff originally meant ‘buffalo’; it was presumably an alteration of the French word buffe ‘buffalo’. That sense had died out by the early 18th century, but since then the word has undergone a bizarre series of semantic changes. First, it… … Word origins
buff — buff1 noun 1》 a yellowish beige colour. 2》 a dull yellow leather with a velvety surface. 3》 a cloth or pad used for polishing. verb polish (something). ↘give (leather) a velvety finish by removing the surface of the grain. adjective (also buffed) … English new terms dictionary
blindman's buff — noun a children s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players • Syn: ↑blindman s bluff • Hypernyms: ↑child s game * * * ˈblīn(d)ˌmanz , ˌmaa(ə)nz noun Etymology: blind man + buff (buffet) … Useful english dictionary
rub something up — POLISH, buff up, burnish, shine, wax; clean, wipe. → rub * * * polish a metal or leather object … Useful english dictionary
