to liven things up

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• liven somebody up — ˌliven ˈup | ˌliven sb/sth ˈup derived to become or to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting • The game didn t liven up till the second half. • Let s put some music on to liven things up. • You look as if you need livening up! …   Useful english dictionary

• liven something up — ˌliven ˈup | ˌliven sb/sth ˈup derived to become or to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting • The game didn t liven up till the second half. • Let s put some music on to liven things up. • You look as if you need livening up! …   Useful english dictionary

• liven up — verb make lively let s liven up this room a bit • Syn: ↑enliven, ↑liven, ↑invigorate, ↑animate • Ant: ↑deaden (for: ↑enliven) …   Useful english dictionary

• liven — verb liven up phrasal verb 1 (I, T) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting: The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. | liven sth up: Why don t we play some games? That ll liven things up! 2 (T) to make something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• liven up — phrasal verb Word forms liven up : present tense I/you/we/they liven up he/she/it livens up present participle livening up past tense livened up past participle livened up 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make something more interesting or… …   English dictionary

• liven — liv|en [ˈlaıvən] v liven up phr v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: life] 1.) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting ▪ The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. liven sth <=>up ▪ Why don t we invite Jane? That ll… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• liven — li|ven [ laıvn ] verb ,liven up phrasal verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make something more interesting or exciting, or to become more interesting or exciting: What we needed was some music to liven things up. 2. ) transitive to give… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• liven up — cause more activity or excitement    Let s invite Jerry to our party. He ll liven things up …   English idioms

• ˌliven (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb to make something more interesting or exciting, or to become more interesting or exciting We need some music to liven things up.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• liven something up — liven (something) up to make something more interesting or attractive. There was a live band at the party, and that really livened things up. A colored shirt can certainly liven up an outfit …   New idioms dictionary

• liven up — liven (something) up to make something more interesting or attractive. There was a live band at the party, and that really livened things up. A colored shirt can certainly liven up an outfit …   New idioms dictionary