With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company's sales.
She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pep something up — ENLIVEN, animate, liven up, put some/new life into, invigorate, vitalize, revitalize, vivify, ginger up, energize, galvanize, put some spark into, stimulate, get something going, perk up; brighten up, cheer up; informal buck up. → pep * * * ˌpep… … Useful english dictionary
pep up — PHRASAL VERB If you try to pep something up, you try to make it more lively, more interesting, or stronger. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] The prime minister aired some ideas about pepping up trade in the region... [V P n (not pron)] How about… … English dictionary
pep someone up — pep (someone/something) up to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company s sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down … New idioms dictionary
pep up — pep (someone/something) up to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company s sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down … New idioms dictionary
pep talk — When someone gives you a pep talk it is to build you up to help you accomplish something. In sports a coach might give a player a pep talk before the game to bolster his confidence. At work the boss might give you a pep talk to get you to do a… … The small dictionary of idiomes
pep talk — pep ,talk noun count INFORMAL a talk during which someone encourages you to do something better or to work harder: We got a pep talk from our coach … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pep talk — [ˈpep ˌtɔːk] noun [C] informal a talk during which someone encourages you to do something better or to work harder … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pep|per|er — «PEHP uhr uhr», noun. 1. a dealer in pepper and spices. 2. something that peppers. 3. Figurative. a hot tempered person … Useful english dictionary
pep up — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (Freq. 1) The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑urge on, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pep — 1 verb pepped, pepping pep sb/sth up phrasal verb (T) informal to make something or someone more active, interesting or full of energy: You need something to pep you up how about a drink? | Pep up the dish with some curry powder. 2 noun (U)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
