to juice up
8
6.7
- phrasal verb
- /dʒus ʌp/
- Informal
- They added colorful decorations to juice up the party atmosphere.
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Watch on YouTubeCarlene Kay did my makeup for the Halo photo shoots and on the body to kind of juice up the skin and highlight the skin.
- Carlene Kay did my makeup for the Halo photo shoots and on the body to kind of juice up the skin and highlight the skin.
- Just Google LTT folding team number and let's get let's get those numbers juiced up.
- Be like, look, bring me to dinner, get me juiced up, you know, like, you know, and be gentle.
Examples
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I'm gonna juice up the room, run the count, and make sure we're good, all right?
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And then we're going to go in with a little lawless to juice up the lips ever so slightly.
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Just going to put a little bit of that on just to juice it up a little bit.
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This is one way to get juiced up up.
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Be like, look, bring me to dinner, get me juiced up, you know, like, you know, and be gentle.
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And I feel that I wish I'll play for Nebraska and I get you juiced up right to say real talk.
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I mean, so we're just saying there is a fine line between totally juicing up like Madonna, right, and doing a little maintenance here and there, right?
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Carlene Kay did my makeup for the Halo photo shoots and on the body to kind of juice up the skin and highlight the skin.
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To juice up the presentation, she included vibrant visuals and engaging anecdotes.
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He played upbeat music to juice up the crowd during the event.
Synonyms
185
3.7
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
124
4.1
Make people feel excited and ready to act
86
3.7
To make someone feel more active and alert
80
3.4
To become more intense or make a situation more intense
53
4.1
Make someone feel excited and full of energy
50
3.8
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
38
3.9
To make something more interesting or exciting
31
3.1
Become more lively and cheerful after feeling tired or sad
28
4.2
Make big changes to try to create excitement or improvement
22
2.7
Make a room or person more cheerful
21
4.6
To make something faster or more active
20
3.6
To make something more exciting or interesting
19
3.9
To make or become more active and interesting
17
4.1
To make people feel very excited and want to act
16
2.7
To make something more active, alert or interested
16
5.7
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
10
5.5
To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively
9
5.1
Make something more interesting and lively, like a room or outfit
8
4.1
Make something more active and interesting
8
5.6
To make someone feel very excited about something
7
4.8
To make people feel excited and ready to act
6
4.9
To make someone or something more lively
4
4.1
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
3
4.1
Make someone or something more lively and interesting
2
6.7
To make something full of life and energy
2
7.7
To become more active or exciting in a situation
1
2.9
Make a room feel more lively and cheerful
1
8.2
To make something more lively or bright
1
4.8
Make an audience feel excited and cheer
1
8.1
To make something more lively or exciting
Make people more interested and eager about something
Antonyms
How Energetic
- Informal
8
6.7
- Informal
19
3.9
- Informal
3
4.1
- Informal
31
3.1
- Informal
38
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Combining 'juice' (energy/vitality) with 'up' (to increase) yields a general sense of boosting or increasing power, so learners who know the parts can infer a basic idea of 'making something more powerful' or 'energizing' it. However, the specific slang sense 'to give someone performance‑enhancing drugs/stimulants' is a metaphorical, culture-specific extension (administration of drugs rather than a literal increase) that is not directly predictable for an average B1 learner, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Juice up may come from the image of pouring juice into a thin drink to make it stronger and tastier. So to juice up a party or a presentation means to add energy and excitement, which is why it now means 'to make something more lively or exciting'.