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give (something) a face-lift

To refurbish or improve the appearance of something. Wow, you really gave this room a face-lift—it looks fantastic! We're hoping to use these funds to give our school a much-needed face-lift over the summer.

give something a ˈfacelift

improve the appearance of something, for example a building, room, etc: We’ve given our offices a facelift — new furniture, new lighting and a new carpet. ♢ The whole street needs a facelift.

A facelift is an operation to lift and tighten the skin on your face in order to make you look younger.

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facelift
give something a facelift
(you) coulda fooled me
fix up
fixed up
fix-up
(something) is (so) you
(you) could have fooled me
be (really) something
(one) can't beat (something)

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give (something) thought
give (something) to (one) on a (silver) platter
give (something) to (one) on a plate
give (something) to (one) on a silver platter
give (something) to (someone)
give (something) under (the) threat of (something)
give (something) weight
give (the) right of way
give 110%
give a bad account of (oneself)
give a bad name to
give a bad name to (someone or something)
give a bad name to, to
give a bang
give a basket
give a bawling out
Give a beggar a horse, and he'll ride it to death.
give a black eye to (someone or something)
give a blank check
give a blank check to (one)
give a blank look
give a damn (about someone or something)
give a dig
give a dog a bad name
give a dog a bad name and hang him
give a facelift
give a fuck
give a fuck about (someone or something)
give a fuck about someone/something
give a good account of
give a good account of (oneself)
give a good account of oneself
give a good account of yourself
give a hand
give a hard time
give a helping hand
give a hoot (about someone or something)
give a lead
give a lift
give a line
give a little
give a man a fish...
give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
give a new lease of life
give a pain
give a piece of mind
give a rah-rah speech
give a rat's arse
give a red face
give a ring
give a rip (about someone or something)
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give a call
give a call
give a call
give a call
give a call
give a call
give a chance
give a chance to catch breath
give a charge
give a checkup
give a clean bill of health
give a damn
give a damn
give a damn
give a damn (about someone or something)
give a damn about
give a damn about someone
give a damn about something
give a dig
give a dingle
give a dirty look
Give a dog a bad name
give a dog a bad name and hang him
give a dose of own medicine
give a dose of their own medicine
give a dose of their own medicine
give a dose of their own medicine
give a dose of their own medicine
give a face lift
give a face-lift
give a facelift
give a fair crack of the whip
give a fair shake
give a fair shake
give a fair shake
give a false sense of security
give a feel of
give a feel of it
give a feel of something
give a fig
give a fig
give a fig for
give a fig for it
give a fig for somebody
give a fig for someone
give a fig for something
give a fit
give a fit
give a fit
give a fit
give a fit
give a five
give a fix
give a fix of
give a fix of it
give a fix of something
give a fix on
Give A Flip
Give A Flying Flip
give a free hand
give a free hand with
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