to trick up
- phrasal verb
- /trɪk ʌp/
- Informal
:
embellecer
- She decided to trick up the living room with new cushions before the guests arrived.
Examples
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He loves to trick up his car with custom accessories and flashy paint.
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The children were tricked up in costumes for the school play.
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She tricked up her outfit for the party.
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He always tricks up his presentations with flashy graphics.
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She decided to trick up her outfit with some colorful accessories for the party.
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The designer plans to trick up the plain room with vibrant paint and stylish decor.
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To impress her friends, she will trick up her simple hairstyle with a beautiful hairpin.
Synonyms
178
2.7
Put on special clothes for an event or to look attractive
56
3.4
Make something look nicer or more attractive for a special event
15
4.1
To make a person or a room look special with clothes and decorations
10
3.7
Wrap and decorate something like a present to make it look attractive
8
8.7
Make something or someone look fancier by adding decorations
8
7.2
To get ready by fixing your clothes, hair, or makeup carefully
7
4.6
To put on special clothes to look nice or impressive
6
4.3
Make people and places look nicer by dressing up, adding decorations, or using makeup
5
8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
4
6.9
To make something look showy to attract attention
4
3.7
To dress in special clothes to look different or attractive
4
7.8
To put fancy decorations like flowers or lights on something to make it look special
3
4.6
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
1
7.4
To make something like a car or outfit look very fancy by adding bright decorations
1
7.2
To dress up and make yourself look attractive for a special event
1
7.2
Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things
1
6.8
Make yourself or someone more stylish using clothes and makeup
1
2.5
Put paint on something to make it look better
1
8.9
To make something or someone look bright and showy to attract attention
1
3.4
To dress someone in special clothes for an event
1
6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
1
8.1
To dress something in showy clothes or decorations
1
8.4
Make something more attractive or exciting by adding sexual details
To make a person or thing look fancy, often in a showy way
Make something look more attractive by adding decorations
Make something look more stylish and attractive
To put on special clothes to look nice for an event
Dress yourself or others in fancy clothes to look impressive
To put on special clothes to look attractive for an event
To dress in nice clothes for a special event
To dress carefully to look fancy
To dress someone or make them act in a showy, fashionable way
To make something or yourself look neat and attractive
Make a person look neat and more attractive by dressing and grooming them carefully
To dress in special clothes to look attractive
To put on fancy clothes to look good
Making a car or other object look bright and showy with extra parts
To add small not needed decorations to clothes or events to make them seem fancier
Make something look more expensive by adding nicer things
How Fancy
- Informal
- Informal
15
4.1
- Informal
5
8.6
178
2.7
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
trick + up
The particle 'up' commonly signals making or enhancing (as in 'dress up', 'jazz up'), so a learner familiar with that pattern could infer a meaning related to making something fancier. However, 'trick' more often means to deceive rather than to decorate, and the specific sense 'decorate/dress to impress' (as in 'trick out/ tr icked up') is a more idiomatic extension that a B1 learner may not reliably predict without exposure. This partial correspondence between constituents and the MWE meaning makes it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Trick up comes from the image of adding a small, showy trick to something, and the up part means it is made 'extra'. So to trick up a car or a room is to 'decorate' it to 'impress' other people.