Beef up In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "beef up", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2022-01-09 10:01

Meaning of Beef up

Synonyms:

brush up , build on

Beef up American British phrasal verb

If you say you beef something up, you mean that you improve, strengthen or make it more interesting. 

I think medical facilities in hospitals should be beefed up.

The company has beefed up its online customer services this year.

The experts have decided to beef up technologies in order to boost productivity.

Other phrases about:

pull it/something out of the bag
To do something unexpected that suddenly fixes a bad situation
leaps and bounds

Rapidly or quickly; rapid increase, progress or development

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
If you see something is functioning adequately well, you should not try to correct, fix, or improve it.
whip (someone or something) into shape

To change someone or something into the good condition that you would like

look up

1. If a person "looks up something", he/she tries to find a piece of information about it, typically from a reference book or on a computer.

2. If something "looks up", it is getting better or improving.

3. To contact someone if you are in the area where they live

Grammar and Usage of Beef up

Verb Forms

  • beef up
  • beefs up
  • beefed up
  • beefing up

The verb "beef" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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