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tune up

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tune something up
Fig. to adjust an engine to run the best and most efficiently. You need to tune this engine up. Please tune up this engine so it will run more economically.
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tune up

[for one or more musicians] to bring their instruments into tune. You could hear the orchestra behind the curtain, tuning up. We have to tune up before the concert.
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tune up (for something)
to prepare for something The coach feels confident that the team is tuned up for tonight's game.
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tune up something also tune something up

to adjust an engine or vehicle so that it works as well as possible I haven't tuned up my car in two years. The motorcycle isn't running right, but she can't afford to tune it up.
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