perk up

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perk up (someone)

to make someone more active and interested. It was a clear summer day, and Nancy looked like she was beginning to perk up. His stay with Aunt Podie soon perked him up.

perk up something

to make something more interesting or active. Chopped prunes can really perk up a fruit salad. It's a pretty dull movie, though the supporting actors perk things up a little.

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In lifting her arms to perk up the bow at her throat she knocked a hat off the bracket. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context More results

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