- beef (something) up
- Vrb phrs. To increase in size or volume; basically to make stronger. E.g."Once he'd beefed up his engine, his car was unbeatable on the track."
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beef (something) up
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beef something up — If you beef something up, you improve it by making it stronger or more substantial. You d better beef up your arguments if you want to defend your case … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
beef something up — informal give more substance or strength to something cost cutting measures are planned to beef up performance * * * ˌbeef sthˈup derived (informal) to make sth bigger, better, more interesting, etc • Security has been beefed up for the royal… … Useful english dictionary
beef something up — give something more substance or strength. → beef … English new terms dictionary
beef something up — tv. to add strength or substance to something. □ Let’s beef this up with a little more on the drums. CD They beefed up the offer with another thousand dollars … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
beef (something) up — Vrb phrs. To increase in size or volume; basically to make stronger. E.g. Once he d beefed up his engine, his car was unbeatable on the track … English slang and colloquialisms
beef up — verb make strong or stronger (Freq. 1) This exercise will strengthen your upper body strengthen the relations between the two countries • Syn: ↑strengthen, ↑fortify • Ant: ↑weaken ( … Useful english dictionary
beef — noun 1》 the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food. ↘(plural beeves bi:vz) Farming a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat. 2》 informal flesh with well developed muscle. ↘strength or power. ↘the substance of a matter. 3》 (plural… … English new terms dictionary
beef up something — beef up (something) to make something stronger or more effective. The city is beefing up police patrols, putting more cops on the street where they can be seen … New idioms dictionary
beef up — (something) to make something stronger or more effective. The city is beefing up police patrols, putting more cops on the street where they can be seen … New idioms dictionary
beef — beef1 S3 [bi:f] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: buef, from Latin bos ox ] 1.) [U] the meat from a cow ▪ roast beef ▪ We have both dairy and beef cattle on the farm. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
