smarten up
Example Sentences
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"They can fix it," one Whitehall source says, but "they have to realise they have caused it and smarten up how they make decisions".
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
Amazon’s orb-like Echo Dot is one of the most affordable ways to smarten up your home, and it’s now cheaper than ever before.
From The Verge • Apr. 25, 2022
“I would like to see people smarten up so that we don’t have to have a mandate in the first place,” she said.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
This will not only smarten up the tree but, more importantly, also leave a small, clean wound that will heal more quickly.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021
If that fool think somebody saying thank you mean they like you, she need to smarten up.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
