- sweeten someone up
- sweeten someone up†to make someone more pleasant. •
I had hoped that a week in the Caribbean would sweeten him up.
•The trip sweetened him up, but not for long.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sweeten someone up
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sweeten — sweet‧en [ˈswiːtn] verb [transitive] to make an offer, suggestion etc seem more attractive in order to encourage someone to accept it: • The airline sweetened its offer to $235 million. • The British auto maker has sweetened its customer… … Financial and business terms
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sweeten — sweet|en [ switn ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something taste sweeter by adding sugar or a sweet flavor to it 2. ) to make something such as an offer or a deal seem more attractive in order to persuade someone to accept it: Hanover sweetened… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweeten up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sweeten up : present tense I/you/we/they sweeten up he/she/it sweetens up present participle sweetening up past tense sweetened up past participle sweetened up to be especially nice to someone so that they… … English dictionary
sweeten — verb 1》 make or become sweet or sweeter. 2》 make more agreeable or acceptable. ↘informal induce (someone) to be well disposed to oneself … English new terms dictionary
sweeten — [ˈswiːt(ə)n] verb [T] 1) to make something taste sweeter 2) to make something such as an offer seem more attractive in order to persuade someone to accept it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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