pump up
Example Sentences
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While confidence among South Korean manufacturers remained historically subdued, firms continue to be hopeful that new products can pump up sales and output over the coming year, said Usamah Bhatti, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
These rules allow employees to seriously pump up their retirement savings, specifically by converting those after-tax savings to Roth dollars through the three-step megabackdoor Roth strategy.
From MarketWatch
In his posts, he wrote: “As someone who lives in the neighborhood, I’ve seen how American jobs are being given away to those with no right to be here. Pump up the numbers.”
From Salon
She had a wealth of Dale Carnegie-esque aphorisms to pump up her young charge, such as “put on your magic shoes,” or “Mind is in every cell of the body. Thoughts are everything.”
From Los Angeles Times
Home players will do whatever they can to pump up the crowd, while the visiting side always relishes any opportunity to hit back.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
