smarten up
Example Sentences
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“They’re just so good on the power play. So let’s just smarten up in that area.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
It may not sound as great as the fourth-gen Echo Dot, but it still offers impressive sound for its size and remains an affordable way to smarten up any room.
From The Verge • Jun. 3, 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
MPs have been told to smarten up their clothing when they return from summer recess to the Commons next week.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 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
