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make neat, smart, or trim
Spruce up your house for Spring
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dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
He spruced up for the party
How To Use spruce up In A Sentence
- It has a decaying exterior and will require major work to spruce up the inside of the house, but Park Place has been snapped up.
- A new plan has been put together to clean up road and railway bridges and shopping centres as part of the council's Street Force initiative to spruce up the city.
- Garden Coordinator Vanessa Passarelli provided a roving cart loaded with trays for lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, carrots, beets, celery root, and fresh herbs to spruce up the school's salads.
- Starting in May, Wal-Mart shoppers in the U.S. will see signs in stores heralding the return of fishing tackle, bolts of fabric and other "heritage" merchandise that Wal-Mart reduced or cut out altogether as it attempted to spruce up its stores to appeal to more well-heeled shoppers. Wal-Mart Merchandise Goes Back to Basics
- Replaceable headrest covers were introduced on the company's trains last year as part of a scheme to spruce up the carriages.
- The 72-year-old's mission to spruce up Warrington Cemetery, where 50,000 people are buried, has been given a £3,000 award from Help the Aged.
- How to spruce up your garden in time for summer thetimes. Times, Sunday Times
- First, another great way to spruce up cake, ice cream, even pancakes and waffles, is a simple strawberry sauce.
- How to spruce up your garden in time for summer thetimes. Times, Sunday Times
- Large bowls and flower vases serve to spruce up the interiors with a bit of natural greenery and bright coloured blooms.